New First Class in Ryanair
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From: Eastern Spain
Clickair have also joined in this caper, but they have gone several stages further and created three seating classes, aisle seats are the new business class, emergency exits appear to be business plus while the front rows nearest the exit are obviously first class with three stars! Oh and bags are now 5 a pop! You can however choose your seat on line.
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From: uk
They will probably call the pre-booked seating pax forward first, or put the tray tables down at the emerg exits.
Don't know if this will make much difference as the sequenced and online checkin boarding is totally ignored by the ground crew.
Don't know if this will make much difference as the sequenced and online checkin boarding is totally ignored by the ground crew.
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From: London
Surprised it's taken Ryanair so long to be honest.
I should think they just need to make an announcement before boarding or put a card on the affected seats that say "€15 extra for each of these exit seats". The people that paid it will have some extra note on their e-ticket or maybe they get given a nice coloured piece of card at the desk or something. If you sit in the marked "€15 extra" seats having not paid the supplement so don't have the note on your e-ticket or whatever, and then someone boards late that did pay it, then you get turfed out of the seat and left to choose a seat from whatever odd seats are left throughout the plane. It's only around 12 seats that are affected, so anyone that didn't pay the charge and then is foolish enough to not immediately comply when asked to vacate the seat for a passenger that did, should be easy enough to handle.
I should think they just need to make an announcement before boarding or put a card on the affected seats that say "€15 extra for each of these exit seats". The people that paid it will have some extra note on their e-ticket or maybe they get given a nice coloured piece of card at the desk or something. If you sit in the marked "€15 extra" seats having not paid the supplement so don't have the note on your e-ticket or whatever, and then someone boards late that did pay it, then you get turfed out of the seat and left to choose a seat from whatever odd seats are left throughout the plane. It's only around 12 seats that are affected, so anyone that didn't pay the charge and then is foolish enough to not immediately comply when asked to vacate the seat for a passenger that did, should be easy enough to handle.
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From: UK
the crew will most likely put the tray tables down on the emegency exit seats so pax cannot sit in them..and the dispatcher should have a manifest for the crew who has paid for them and who hasnt at check in to resolve any disputes onboard!...problem solved! myself i would prefer the over wing exits as row 1 is practcally in the galley and 1A isnt xleg due to the slide...crew also dont like pax sitting in row1 as you are practically sitting in each others lap during take off and landing! 
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From: Yorkshire
They'll probably give you a little ticket like what they currently do with the priority boarding, and the crew will only let people sit in the exit row if they have bought one of these tickets. Not exactly rocket science....
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From: North West
A bit unfair to knock RYR on this topic, when many other airlines have been doing it for years. Why haven't ppruners been slagging off the other airlines who've been doing this?
I have no problems flying RYR. They may not treat their staff very well, but their flights are cheap and in my experience on time. It's a no frills airline and that's what you get.
I sat in an RYR emergency exit row last week for no extra charge. Plenty of space too!!! Hey I'm easy to please.
Skintman
I have no problems flying RYR. They may not treat their staff very well, but their flights are cheap and in my experience on time. It's a no frills airline and that's what you get.
I sat in an RYR emergency exit row last week for no extra charge. Plenty of space too!!! Hey I'm easy to please.
Skintman
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From: San Jose
whats left to charge for ,??? toilets, seats, seat belts,steps to plane, oxygen?????? oh yeah toilet paper forgot that
I find the emergency 'card' stuck to the back of the seat in front a bit hard to read because it's a bit close, I guess I need new glasses. Or a bigger seat pitch.
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From: London
Ryanair do have an in-flight magazine, and it's quite good (in my opinion).
As to paying for the exit row seats... this would be a disaster for me! I'm tall and use Ryanair a couple of times a month, and can't remember the last time I didn't manage to get one of the overwing seats just by being in the priority boarding queue. Yes, I'm one of those people who leg it to the plane to bag those seats first, but recently I've started to think this isn't necessary as most other people doing the same seem to be heading for the front few rows (to get off first). 15 Euros is a bit steep though... I don't think I'd pay it...
As to paying for the exit row seats... this would be a disaster for me! I'm tall and use Ryanair a couple of times a month, and can't remember the last time I didn't manage to get one of the overwing seats just by being in the priority boarding queue. Yes, I'm one of those people who leg it to the plane to bag those seats first, but recently I've started to think this isn't necessary as most other people doing the same seem to be heading for the front few rows (to get off first). 15 Euros is a bit steep though... I don't think I'd pay it...
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From: San Jose
I don't remember there being an in-flight magazine last time I had the pleasure... There was no pocket on the back of the seat and the safety card information was just a sticker on the back of the top part of the seat.
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From: Edinburgh
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From: Dublin, Ireland
Ryansf, thank you!
I was wondering what ll the fuss was about and that nobody had mentioned what you did the whole way through the thread.
Generally there has been at least one CC member standing at the emergency exit rows anyway, I remember this as I usually have to ask them to move so I can sit in row 15/16.
As you mentioned, its certainly not rocket science to have a quick look at the boarding card and see if it has "priority seating" or some such along the lines of the boarding cards already saying "priority boarding".
And again has been mentioned previously, there are so many, mostly charter airlines that have been charging for exit row seats for many years.
In my opinion this is one of the most obvious, and comparitively reasonable introductions of Ryanair in a good while.
Interestingly, does anyone know current percentages of Ryanair turnover in relation to fare sales and ancillary sales? Would I be right in saying its "farely" close (sorry I couldn't resist!)
I was wondering what ll the fuss was about and that nobody had mentioned what you did the whole way through the thread.
Generally there has been at least one CC member standing at the emergency exit rows anyway, I remember this as I usually have to ask them to move so I can sit in row 15/16.
As you mentioned, its certainly not rocket science to have a quick look at the boarding card and see if it has "priority seating" or some such along the lines of the boarding cards already saying "priority boarding".
And again has been mentioned previously, there are so many, mostly charter airlines that have been charging for exit row seats for many years.
In my opinion this is one of the most obvious, and comparitively reasonable introductions of Ryanair in a good while.
Interestingly, does anyone know current percentages of Ryanair turnover in relation to fare sales and ancillary sales? Would I be right in saying its "farely" close (sorry I couldn't resist!)
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From: North West
They definately have an in-flight mag. It is not in the seat pocket, cos most times there isn't one. It is handed out after take off by CC, so you can browse through those delighful duty free products and decide which drinks and grub you are going to buy. Yum yum.
It does have some general reading, but it is mostly stuff to buy.
Skintman
It does have some general reading, but it is mostly stuff to buy.
Skintman
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From: Aylesford, Kent.
I flew back from DUB to LGW yesterday and got one of these exit seats.
Was nice to have the leg room, but then you are delayed getting off by all those with folks unloading their luggage from the lockers (lots and lots of f
ing luggage) Personally, I wouldn't pay extra for that.
They don't have tray tables on their exit row seats (or at least the a/c we were on yesterday didn't) so not sure how they will keep the punters who haven't paid out of them.
Was nice to have the leg room, but then you are delayed getting off by all those with folks unloading their luggage from the lockers (lots and lots of f
ing luggage) Personally, I wouldn't pay extra for that.They don't have tray tables on their exit row seats (or at least the a/c we were on yesterday didn't) so not sure how they will keep the punters who haven't paid out of them.
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From: Dre's mum's house
llondel says:
Bigger seat pitch? Fly BA. The seats in T5 are a long way apart.
I find the emergency 'card' stuck to the back of the seat in front a bit hard to read because it's a bit close, I guess I need new glasses. Or a bigger seat pitch.