Ryanair - Wannabes & Recruitment
 

Hi I got this email today from St James, thought it may be of some interest to some of you. Well i've missed out the bit about the pre-entry exam.

Ryanair have introduced a new joiners allowance. Basically this is a free bonus to new crew to help them set themselves setup at the start of their employment. The payment are as follows.

1st Months pay €300 / £250
2nd Months pay €300 / £250
6th Months pay €600 / £500

Please note it is a requirement to claim this bonuses, they will not be paid automatically. If you are based outside the UK the Euro figures apply. If you are based in the UK the Sterling figures apply. In addition if you leave before the first 12 months you will be expected to repay these amounts. Your employer will provide you with full details during the course.

As you might imagine this will be a huge benefit for crew and even if you decide to just put this money in a bank account to earn interest, you cannot lose on this deal!

Uniform Charge and Allowance

Ryanair have decided to stop charging crew for their uniform after 12 months of service. This means you will pay €30 / £25 for the first 12 months and then not pay any more monthly charges. Instead Ryanair will pay to crew an annual allowance of €325 / £250 towards replenishing uniform items at the uniform shop and as a contribution towards your ID or medicals or any other expense you might incur.

Again this is a major change to your terms and conditions of employment and will increase in real terms the salary that gets paid into your bank account each month.

Flight Pay

There is a significant change to the way crew salaries are calculated.

Crew will be now paid per ‘Scheduled Block Hour’ (SBH) instead of a flight allowance. This is a fairer system as in the past you were paid an allowance for either a short flight (less than 1 hr 45 mins) or a long flight (more than 1 hr 45 mins). What this meant is a crew member who flew a short flight might be paid the same as a crew member who operated a flight nearly twice as long.

So with immediate effect Crew are paid by the hour based on scheduled flying time.

25% Reduction in Hours!

From 1st April 2008, crew will work a maximum 900 hours (SBH’s) in a year (currently it is 1200 SBH). This means is you will be working 25% less. So you will have increased leisure time, less working time and have more energy to enjoy your increased time off. What is significant is there will NOT be any reduction in your flight pay. So basically you will work 25% less and earn the same. That can only be good news!

Ryanair
 

Is that correct that when you are in training with Ryanair, you get to choose three airports where you want to be based? Are you really going to get some of them or can they put you anywhere?

It would be also nice to hear your experiences of different bases, pros and cons etc. Especially about Madrid and Girona, because those would be my first choices.

Hello there. Well your pretty much right. You have the right to choose from 2 bases. For exsample 1. Dublin 2. Girona.

Now they will to 70% Give the base you want,but remember they can also say no u'll have to go to a totally diffrent base if its your choice or not !

I have been based in CRL and in HHN. Charleroi is the best base out there !
HHN is not bad but there quite a few things what i didnt like.

About madrid and girona. I heard madrid isnt that good as it sounds,and is being said,but girona seems to be pretty nice.
Well if i may say choose either Charleroi or Girona. Forget madrid!
Best of luck !:ok:

Best Regards,

Claudinho

Ryanair To Go Long Haul??
 

Hey everyone

I have been away for a week and got back yesterday. A good source told me that Ryanair have announced (or are just about too) their plans to go long haul.

Can't find anything on here, does anyone know anymore??

Some of you may know me from easy, I wounder if we will follow suite??

I spoke to my instructor and she told me they will be but i dont know when. Flights to NYC

Its said they will start in 2012. Anyway who knows...

Thanks for that...

Bases
 

Isn't there really anyone else working for Ryanair with some advice about bases?

P.S. Thanks for your reply anyway Claudinho :).

Hey, you get a choice to pick up to 3 bases. I got my first choice however some people got bases they didn't even have on the list.

when training does your 1400 pounds cover all accommodation?

what types do you get on the course are they all extravert?

when based, say stanstard, where do crew live - do they commute from london or is there cheap accommodation where crew members can stay neay by?

does ryan supplement travel costs or is this all up to employee?

much appreciated:8

I hear things are improving at FR!

No long charge of uniform, 25% less working hours, salary improvement and a £1,000 GBP joining bonus to all those who pass training.

If you work less hours, you fly less sectors...

Is sector pay going to be increased by 25% then? (otherwise you're getting quite a bit of a pay-cut...)

(just curious)

RyanAir@Portugal
 

Hi there!:)
Next 26th May I will attend an interview to the Ryan Air's trainning course, provided by Crewlink.
I'd like to hear from someone who works/worked at Ryan Air, if it is a good Airline to work with. I mean: Do they give you minimum conditions? Are the first earnings really from 1000p to 1400p? Do they transfer you frequently from a base to another?
Also, what is the best base to work in?( I'm thinking about London, Rome, Glasgow or Madrid...)
Send me your experiences! :ok:
Another thing: As I am Portuguese, do you know any more Airline that recruits in Portugal?

Tkz
Wes

try easyjet, though classed the same as ryan air (low cost), much better working conditions and better choice of base i.e paris, madrid, milan, berlin, dortmund, lgw, ltn, stn, etc.
Good luck!

Um, sorry but FR bases are pretty much on par with EZY.

easyjet paris is paris, milan is milan etc etc.... i used to work for ryan air and believe me its nothing even as close as good compare with easy. respect, wages, hours, you name it....

Thanks for your comments. I have found in www.ryan-be-fair.org/workplace/union_yes.htm some opinion from ex and present workers at RyanAir and.... well, I am not pleased with what I have read.

I will attend to the interview ( the only thing that I loose with that is time...) anyway, so that I can ask 1000 questions and see what the answers will be.

Wes

Hello there again

If anyone has any questions about ryanair. Please contact me via PM
!

Much easyer and we'll keep the forums cleaner ;)


Regards,

Claudinho

Bases
 

In response to the question about bases, yes you do give your three preferences. The training schools try to get you your first choices but it's not always possible. You asked about Madrid and Girona and to be quite honest there is a VERY slim chance you wil be based there as there are a lot of current employees desperate to get there. Hope that answers your question!:)

I used to be with FR aswell and I must say: I had the worst time!
I'm at EZY now... it's SO much better! come to us...!!! ;)