Ryan Air: Where do you put your paper?
 

I flew back from Tampere to Stanstead with RyanAir last week on a brand new, shiney and far too yellow 737. The strange thing was that there was no seat back pocket where I could stick my newspaper or my paperback.

Just a minor irritation - but an irritation all the same. Why couldn't they have paid a few quid extra and given us somewhere to stash our reading material?

Beacause it is much quicker and cheaper to clean the a/c without them.

:confused: Where do they have the safety instructions then? I thought they were mandated to be available to each passenger. Are they somehow "stuck" to the back of the seat in front?

There were seat pockets in my recent Ryanair flight Stn-Reus!

newswatcher - on the flight I went to DUB on last year - yes on the back of the seat, although I dont remember them being that comprehensive!

All the required mandatory information is printed on the seat back in front,so no need for the old fashioned safety cards,and the reason there is no seat pocket is so that you can't leave your old rubbish/melted chocolate/sticky sweets/banana skins etc...
You failed to mention you were obviously travelling in a brand new 737-800 though!!
Oh almost forgot,you also for got to mention the leather seats,which,contrary to what you said cost more!

You could also store a map in their and find out the airport you will be landing at is 100miles from the nearest city :}

Oh how we laughed!!?..........There is not a single airport we fly to that is 100 miles from the advertised destination.:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

well......may have exaggerated a little :ok:

Well I got a little 'freebie' on my last Ryanair flight - a lump of chewing gum on the inside of the seatbelt that transferred across on to my suit trousers ... and fortunately could be removed by dry cleaning.

Pretty disgusting experience though and it does make you wonder if the crew check the belts for safety before each flight ... you would ten to notice a very large lump of gum.

Sorry Eng, you are right I didn't mention the leather seats - truth is I didn't notice them. Could be because I was sitting on my newspaper rather than the seat itself - no where else to stash my paper you see.

Truth is, I'd rather have cloth seats and somewhere to put my reading material than leather seats and no pocket - sorry if I'm just being difficult.

The safety card was stuck on the seat in front, along with an advert for the catering service.

However, though this wasn't the point of my thread, I will say for Eng123's benefit that the crew were uniformly friendly and polite and both my outward and inbound flights were on time. Flying to and from Tampere wasn't a problem because I was going to Tampere - I could actually have flown to Helsinki cheaper with a full cost airline - but I didn't want to go to Helsinki. Mind you, getting to Stanstead was a pain in the backside.

Are the seats actually leather? I flew on one today and it seemed more like some form of plastic/man-made material. No complaints though, it was very comfortable. The lack of pockets actually gives you more legroom.

Airclues

ps. I've never seen anyone read the safety card anyway. :)

Perhaps not 100 miles, but Autoroute reckons that the quickest route from Flughafen Hahn to Frankfurt is 75.8 miles..... Whereas from 'real' Frankfurt airport to Frankfurt it's 11.3 miles by road or only about 10 minutes on the S-bahn, not 1 hour and 45 minutes on the bus from Hahn!

Take your choice - low cost and a longer road journey (€12 per head one-way), or normal fare and a quick journey. Horses for courses.

But with buzz you used to have low cost AND a quick journey. M o'L admitted that they couldn't continue to operate STN-FRA due to the impossibility of obtaining the quick turn round time which the RyanAir operation needs in order to keep its prices low. Honest enough statement.

Well then dear sir, you have obviously never had the pleasure of being on the same flight as me, since I always no matter how often I fly study them meticulously. None of this trying to look like a cool nonchanlant, well seasoned traveller for me, so there!! :p

Coco

Quite right Coco...in the last 8 years I have delivered 3 different new types to 5 different airline customers...on each type the cabin and emergency exit config is different...

Anyone too arrogant or stupid to read the safety instructions on each flight...well there are various terms in my mind to describe them...the choice is up to them...dont get your relatives to complain when you are a statistic :hmm:

My relations would probably be delighted if I was a statistic! :rolleyes:

BTW I even count the seats to the nearest exit, must put me in the paranoid freak category altogether.

BTW Boss my apologies for not getting back to yet, I've been very busy, will do in due course mate, hope all's going well!

Aww Coconuts, you can't be all that bad?! ;)

I'm no compliment-fisher but I'll share this in case it's ever useful: Couple of years ago, I boarded an LGW-AMS, checked my seat (oil company training), lo and behold - no life jacket.

Reported it to an FA and another was brought aboard after a short delay. To my slight mortification, the skipper acknowledged my efforts on the PA. Got the feeling his radiance wasn't shared by my fellow pax, who prob'ly just wanted to get home.

Granted, a life jacket's not going to help you much in a cold North Sea, but I'd love to have a 'word' with the ****'s who think it's funny to souvenir-hunt... :mad:

I quite agree and furthermore one should watch the briefing too, since (a) the types of lifejacket differ and so do the fastening methods and (b) the CC are professionals who deserve to be treated with respect and courtesy - if it all goes pear shaped, we will be relying on them.

Despite all this sanctimonious talk, the fact remains that the vast majority of SLF do not take out, and read, the safety instruction card. (Perhaps a cabin crew member could tell me if I am wrong). My point is that if the safety instructions are on the seatback, as they are on the new Ryanair aircraft, then the passenger has no choice but to look at them, even if they don't read them.

Airclues

ps. I suppose that the safety card collectors will now have to take the whole seat with them. :)

Your point being?

Final 3 Greens

My point is that, although there are people such as yourself and Coconuts, who read the safety card, the vast majority do not. I believe that putting the safety instructions on the seatback as on the latest Ryanair aircraft is an excellent idea as it ensures that the passenger has at least seen the information. It also ensures that the information is readily available in an emergency.

Airclues