RYANAIR standard

[A2QFI]

RYR Life Jacket Stowage

At the moment the location (Underseat or overhead) seems to vary from a/c to a/c . For this reason I always listen to the pre-flight announcement and check under the seat.

[Hotel Tango]

At the moment the location (Underseat or overhead) seems to vary from a/c to a/c .

Safety wise, not a smart idea. PA announcement or not, standardization is in the interest of safety. Since RYR operate the same type, can anyone enlighten me as to why the position of the lifejackets vary from a/c to a/c?

[A2QFI]

No. But if it isn't under the seat (check for yourself) then it must be in the overhead stowage. I guess they can't modify 100+ aircraft overnight to ensure fleet standardisation.

[h73kr]

Got to say, a Ryanair flight a few years ago was the only time I've ever experienced the cabin crew halting their pre-departure safety brief to DEMAND that passengers stop ignoring them / reading their papers and pay full attention or the flight wouldn't be going anywhere!

I was astounded, on the one hand I thought 'fair play to them', but on the other hand it came across as very high-handed, and made no real difference.

[SXB]

Safety wise, not a smart idea. PA announcement or not, standardization is in the interest of safety. Since RYR operate the same type, can anyone enlighten me as to why the position of the lifejackets vary from a/c to a/c?

Of course you could just listen to the safety briefing, this will give you all the info you need.

[Avman]

I think your response is a little arrogant SXB. I see what HT's getting at. Try and think outside the box.

[kingdee]

Regarding Lifejackets

This does vary between aircraft some are under the seats other up above with oxygen mask,i always have to check now caught me out a couple of times.
On the subject of legroom i am 6ft and have no problems at all other locos i find less leg room .
I also find Ryanair an excellet product i fly with them 5-10 x a month and have never encounterd any major problems .And no i don,t work for them

[SXB]

think your response is a little arrogant SXB. I see what HT's getting at. Try and think outside the box.

Avman, Arrogance is an accusation that can be thrown at those who continually ignore the safety demonstration, the question posed on this thread perfectly illustrates why one should always pay attention. Period.

Standardizaton is always a good idea but there are hundreds of different aircraft types and it's unrealistic to expect that all the their safety features to be identical.

[Avman]

I fully agree with you in principal SXB, but I don't think that there was any suggestion that safety briefs should be ignored. On the contrary, in my case I'm one of the few who does put his newspaper/book down and pays attention to the safety briefing. However, HT's point, that an airline which operates only one type could at least achieve a uniform standard inside the a/c, is valid. After all they are all ordered new from Boeing to RYR's specifications.

[A2QFI]

Lifejacket Location

Yes, of course all the aircraft come from Boeing, but over a period of years! If Boeing decide to introduce a mod to relocate the LSJs then the new aircraft will have them up top and old ones will have them under the seat and the difference cannot be sorted out overnight on a fleet of 100+ aircraft. Listen to the briefing, check under the seat and relax once you have worked in which one of two possible locations the thing is! How easy is that?

[FlyingV]

Originally Posted by h73kr

Got to say, a Ryanair flight a few years ago was the only time I've ever experienced the cabin crew halting their pre-departure safety brief to DEMAND that passengers stop ignoring them / reading their papers and pay full attention or the flight wouldn't be going anywhere!

There's one member of Ryanair cabin crew, a Dublin guy, I've seen on LGW-DUB a number of times, who always does this. But always politely. One of the most professional crew I've seen on any airline. I'm always happy to see him when I board.

[Avman]

Yes, OK A2QFI