Ryanair Question

richardw

From http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=1770&pagetype=90&pageid=9855

"Children, accompanied by adults, should ideally be seated in the same seat row as the adult. In wide-bodied aircraft, children and accompanying adults should not be separated by more than one aisle. Where this is not possible, children should be separated by no more than one seat row from accompanying adults."

spiro

richardw wrote: »

From http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=1770&pagetype=90&pageid=9855

"Children, accompanied by adults, should ideally be seated in the same seat row as the adult. In wide-bodied aircraft, children and accompanying adults should not be separated by more than one aisle. Where this is not possible, children should be separated by no more than one seat row from accompanying adults."

Ryanair aircraft are not wide-bodied.

Not sure the relevance of saying Ryanair are not wide-bodied.

richardw

Ooops read that wrong, it ain't relevant.

lfc84

Whenever small numbers of infants and children are travelling together, the airline should make every effort to ensure that they are allocated seats where they can be readily supervised by the responsible accompanying adult in both normal and abnormal conditions.

Debbie_A_3

lfc84 wrote: »

Whenever small numbers of infants and children are travelling together, the airline should make every effort to ensure that they are allocated seats where they can be readily supervised by the responsible accompanying adult in both normal and abnormal conditions.

This is a key issue. Across the aisle and one-behind-the-other would be fine ... from there you can assist with oxygen masks (if that ever happens) and supervise the child should the plane need to be evacuated.

But if the parent is sat half a dozen rows away and things went wrong in an emergency (parent running towards child against the flow of people, etc), then the CAA would be throwing the book at everyone concerned from the cabin attendent right upto Mr O'Leary himself.

I am sorry but I really don't see why this should ever be an issue. Why can't people just be kind to one another and simply move from one seat to another? I am not getting at those who have paid more to secure better seats, or a better view, or indeed those who are already sat together. But there are loads of equivalent seats. When I am by myself on trains and planes I would always move to another seat if it meant that two people could then sit together. Costs me nothing. I am sure that lots of others think in the same way.

Pee

I am sure there is one reasonable sensible person on every Ryanair flight, plus if my friends are anything to go with, a number of child phobics who would sit anywhere rather than next to a four or five year old.

exel1966

I'm not sure why various people are quoting the CAA as they have no juristiction over Ryanair in this aspect.

Ryanair are an Irish airline, registered as a company in Ireland who have all their aircraft registered in Ireland and therefore come under IAA rulings, not those of the CAA which apply to aircraft/airlines registered in the UK.

richardw

exel1966 wrote: »

rulings... those of the CAA which apply to aircraft/airlines registered in the UK.

Does it say this somewhere on https://www.caa.co.uk ?

exel1966

richardw wrote: »

Does it say this somewhere on https://www.caa.co.uk ?

Yes, on the very page you supplied a link for it says

"UK airlines have procedures to ensure that passengers are seated where they may best assist and not hinder evacuation from the aeroplane in the event that an emergency evacuation is required"

....which then goes into further detail.

Ryanair are not a UK airline.

The CAA are the governing body for UK related aviation safety, not for other countries who all operate under their own rules. Once onboard an aircraft/ship of foreign registry the rules of the registration country apply, hence when flying on a US aircraft various announcements will state that FAA leglislation applies.

ceebeeby

Ive had my own dilema here from both perspectives. Once travelling long haul from Africa and the airline tried to put me and 4 children all in separate seats dotted around the plane in various places (despite paying nearly £1000 per seat!!!) which resulted in quite a lot of argey bargey at check-in (we were first in the q at check-in, but we were the second stop-over pick-up, the plane started in cape, joburg, then us). They did eventually sort by putting us two by two (me with youngest, DH with next youngest, two eldest together). Was alright in the end, but quite stressful at the time.

However, recently travelling BA - I checked in as soon as poss on-line and selected the seat I wanted (aisle seat at front of plane). Then along comes Mum with 2 kids and realises on boarding that they're not together, she had the two inside ones to me, so air hostess asks me very nicely to move to window seat at back ... and I very nicely said "no thank you - but happy to move to business class if it helps you out" to which she politely said bog off. I did feel quite mean and embarrassed as on reflection should have moved. I'd definitely do it next time as was uncomfortable sitting next to resentment the whole flight.