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Something sounds not quite right. Safety demo done during taxi, generally. Captain would make final decision. Thus it would mean stopping the a/c; going into long discussion; opening the door or returning to stand; delaying the flight etc. etc. I doubt that would be the action taken for the alleged offence.
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During the safety demo on my flight STN DUB last Saturday the voiceover was stopped and the CC member in the centre of the cabin rebuked 2 women who were chatting loudly and laughing during the demo. I thought he was spot on to do that! He then turned to a guy on the other side of the aisle and told him to stop chatting too. The other crew members stood and patiently waited.
I highly commend all members of crew with the professionalism (and courage) to do that.
When we consider 2 accidents in the past couple of years (AF A340 YYZ and BA B777 LHR) all pax and crew have evac'd safely. It is a sobering reminder that the safety demo is there for a very real purpose.
Although many frequent fliers could maybe get up and do the demo them selves, I always use it as a time to actively look and spot which is my nearest exit, even counting the rows.
If it is now FR policy to stop the demo and demand pax pay attn to the demo then WELL DONE RYANAIR!
I highly commend all members of crew with the professionalism (and courage) to do that.
When we consider 2 accidents in the past couple of years (AF A340 YYZ and BA B777 LHR) all pax and crew have evac'd safely. It is a sobering reminder that the safety demo is there for a very real purpose.
Although many frequent fliers could maybe get up and do the demo them selves, I always use it as a time to actively look and spot which is my nearest exit, even counting the rows.
If it is now FR policy to stop the demo and demand pax pay attn to the demo then WELL DONE RYANAIR!
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A phone-in on one of my local UK radio stations a couple of days ago was from a supposed doctor who claimed he had been offloaded by Ryanair for refusing to stop talking during the safety briefing despite being first warned. Claimed he was "within his rights......etc."
He did not seem to enjoy much support from other listeners. Seems this could be the same person referred to by ryanairbitch. Hard to imagine any court supporting him but who knows these days in this crazy world of human rights?
He did not seem to enjoy much support from other listeners. Seems this could be the same person referred to by ryanairbitch. Hard to imagine any court supporting him but who knows these days in this crazy world of human rights?
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good on the CC - was on Air Transat from PUJ-YYZ recently and the CC had to get quite firm with people standing up during the (long) taxi to stand at Pearson.
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see ryanair have applied to operate a kerry-dublin service. I can not believe there are serious with such a route, since snn-dub was cancelled after only 3 months. I think a bit of PR against aerarann. they state that aerarann should not receive any more PSO subsidies.
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see ryanair have applied to operate a kerry-dublin service. I can not believe there are serious with such a route, since snn-dub was cancelled after only 3 months.
Also Ryanair operate Cork-Dublin flights quite successfully. Admittedly it has taken a while for the service to become established against the popular Aer Arann service. However they now seem to be doing quite well with their 5 times daily service.
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The PSOs are up for new bids this year. I would imagine Ryanair would bid for it. Because of the way they're bundled and because of runway restrictions at other airports, all they could really bid for is Kerry and the Knock/Derry combo. Even with a subsidy, I'd say the latter is too thin for a 737-800.
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Have FR dropped the PIK-KUN (Kaunas) route?
I've been trying to look for prices in April for this route, but it keeps saying no flights aviable for several days on either side of my desired dates, searching the timetable seems to come up with nothing aswell, even on the days of the week which the flight is supposed to operate.
The last flight I seem to be able to book is the 26th March, which is, unfortunatly no good for me, even though the fare is 1p!
I've been trying to look for prices in April for this route, but it keeps saying no flights aviable for several days on either side of my desired dates, searching the timetable seems to come up with nothing aswell, even on the days of the week which the flight is supposed to operate.
The last flight I seem to be able to book is the 26th March, which is, unfortunatly no good for me, even though the fare is 1p!
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Online check in
I may have missed it, but no-one seems to have mentioned that Ryanair now allows online check-in up to five days in advance, instead of the former two. This is, I think, good news.
However, I thought that it would allow me to check in online for a return flight for which I had paid a 3 euro airport check in fee but I was mistaken. Does anyone know why, if you've paid the airport check in fee, you can't check in online?
(I also agree that it is much more difficult to find the lowest fares. I'm inclined to think that this is intentional; I seem to remember that the same thing happened when BA made changes to ba.com.)
However, I thought that it would allow me to check in online for a return flight for which I had paid a 3 euro airport check in fee but I was mistaken. Does anyone know why, if you've paid the airport check in fee, you can't check in online?
(I also agree that it is much more difficult to find the lowest fares. I'm inclined to think that this is intentional; I seem to remember that the same thing happened when BA made changes to ba.com.)
Join Date: Aug 2007
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NO show no go
Mr Ryan didn't bother sending his aircraft to MME today for the first flight of the season to ALC. He didn't bother telling lots of passengers either. Result chaos and lots of very unhappy people with resulting bad publicity for MME.
Dosen't seem to matter about paying for check in when you haven't got anything to load your bags onto.
Dosen't seem to matter about paying for check in when you haven't got anything to load your bags onto.
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I see Knock is showing LGW as a route option if you click the red "book now" on the home page .It has been present since they changed the booking engine.Anybody know if its going to be reintroduced?
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Are your travel dates flexible? Well, yours might be, RYR's flexibility however has finally gone. "Find lowest fares" function fell victim to the web site revolution first and then the catastrophic failure of a booking system has been reverted only by... systematically cutting all of the functionality that the customers might have appreciated. Today there are no more obstacles while finalizing the booking process - at a price, however. You, the passenger, have to search better fares one-by-one, day after day like you used to many, many years ago... By the way, the system is still unable to show you the total price before you make the selection. But actually, what to select? There is only one choice at a time now (unless there are multiple daily flights to a destination). And still you can't see the price before you... hmm, select the flight. Anybody confused why the load factors are falling?
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I love Ryanair
But this new website is like going back 10 years .Mr , O, leary
1. Bring back the function to search each month .
2. cut the crap about the box on the right hand side showing full price
3. Take a look at jet2 or even Monarch or Easy jet they promote a fact that they offer a low fare finder inclusive of taxes
O,leary i know how the business works but your it dept is screwing up big time x
1. Bring back the function to search each month .
2. cut the crap about the box on the right hand side showing full price
3. Take a look at jet2 or even Monarch or Easy jet they promote a fact that they offer a low fare finder inclusive of taxes
O,leary i know how the business works but your it dept is screwing up big time x
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People really do appreciate all shades of honesty in general, especially such values like openness and straightfordwardness. Maybe not always, but in most cases Ryanair does have the lowest fares, so why are they so afraid to show the complete fare at the very beginning of the booking process? Want to show your customers that the passenger pays more taxes than the actual fare is? No problem. Show the total price first, then let the passenger select his flight and after one click simply show the breakdown. Say, the 1 euro flight fare + 19 euros fees and taxes, it won't look bad, will it? But the display order should be just that: total price first. They could even try to impress their new clients by doing something else. Full fare showing first; make a click: the fare beakdown coming as follows: The flight fare 10 euros, taxes and fees 19 euros, subtotal: -9 euros. The difference paid by: Ryanair. Great, isn't it? But definitely, show the full fare first.