Ryanair Reserved Seating

SaveTheEuro

Ryanair are to comply with the ruling from the Irish Aviation Authority from 1st June:

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ryanair-told-to-fill-unpaidfor-seats-at-emergency-exits-3112300.html

SaveTheEuro

BusPass wrote: »

You know what?

I get on, sit down, get up, get off, end of story.

You obviously weren't sitting behind me on one of my Ryanair flights last week. The passenger refused to sit down until crew brought him a wet cloth to wipe the muck off his seat.

I was sitting in row one on my own, enjoying having all three seats to myself. An abundance of leg room and elbow room doesn't go amiss.

Froggitt

I suspect they have those shiny seats so they can just hose them down in between flights.

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the_devil_made_me_do_it

I am happy to pay for reserved seats whether it be on the train or a flight.

fifeken

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »

I am happy to pay for reserved seats whether it be on the train or a flight.

There's always one reserved for you on a flight whether you pay or not - you just don't know what one.

nico26

The last 2 flights i was on they were using the unused front reserved seating to store luggage as there was no room overhead.

111KAB

nico26 wrote: »

The last 2 flights i was on they were using the unused front reserved seating to store luggage as there was no room overhead.

Imagine those oversize 15kg bags flying around if there was turbulance :rotfl:Would make an interesting insurance claim I suppose namely what country were you in and why did you hit yourself over the head with your own case.

SaveTheEuro

Money saving tip -- don't book reserved seating online. The price online is £20 return. If you book using a call centre or at the airport it is €20 (£16). Of course, there is a danger of spending your £4 saving on the price of the phone call.

http://www.ryanair.com/en/terms-and-conditions#regulations-tableoffees

callum9999

macman wrote: »

There's not usually a problem filling the EE rows if no charge is made!

You'd be surprised! I'm one of those who don't see the point in standing in line at the gate for half an hour when I could just sit down and relax in the terminal, then almost walk straight through as one of the last passengers. Several times I've been in the last few boarding and, despite being over 100 people on the plane, the exit row seats are completely empty (before this policy started - though thinking about it, I haven't seen a single person there after it started!).

I'd wager most people don't actually know there is any extra legroom there (if you didn't know and walked past it, it doesn't really look any wider) so conjugate as close to the front/back doors as possible in the hope of getting there quickly on the way out.

2sides2everystory wrote: »

I am however a bit concerned that as some kind of recent quid pro quo IAA permit Ryanair to sell the seats to 16 year old kids who inevitably sit closest to the door too. By putting a premium on the seats they also make it very difficult for cabin crews if they identify someone sitting there who is questionably not able-bodied.

In an emergency, potentially 195 people have to be out of that plane in under 90 seconds. Having a premium-paying passenger faffing around in the vicinity of just one of those overwing exits with cabin crew nowhere within forty or fifty feet to command the situation is simply not an option.

I don't think there is any significant difference between the ability of a 16 year old and an 18 year old to open an aeroplane door - there's nothing to stress about!

callum9999

2sides2everystory wrote: »

I have flown maybe twenty times since it started and whilst in the earliest days there were empty exit rows on take off and I wrote about it here, a certain clientele soon caught on ... plus I can assure you callum9999 that since 19th April very few Ryanair aircraft will have flown without someone sitting in each of the self help exit rows because it would have been unlawful for them to have taken off without ensuring it after that date.

... just open your eyes ... it is a good 30cm wider.

You don't think? I do.

Who are you, somebody's nurse? I'll be concerned if I want to. We don't need any kind of laissez-faire in aviation just yet - at least not before we can all master the art of flying without an aircraft strapped to our bvtts

I discovered that some plonker with a hospital issue walking stick had been sat in row 17 immediately behind me on my flight last week (I'd volunteered to man one of the exits and got three row 16 seats to myself). I saw him struggle to get up to get off, and watched as he grabbed his stick from somewhere the cabin crew clearly hadn't noticed it.

There is clearly still a danger on Ryanair that cabin crews are too focussed on seeing the colour of your boarding pass to confirm who has paid for those seats rather than checking thos epassengers rigorously from a safety angle. Generally the cabin crew supervising the overwing seats is one of the junior members and mistakes do get made.

Another interesting observation on my flight was that they initially sectioned off an entire 8 rows at the front, and then requested three or four persons to volunteer to come forward and occupy seats in some of those rows "for legal reasons". Not sure what that was about - anyone? As I wanted to sleep, I would have preferred three ordinary seats because you can lift up the armrests and lay across all three which you can't do in emergency rows. But I'd made my choice and was too slow

They were all definitely empty on the 4 flights I had in the 3 weeks before the 12th April. I had one on the 20th in which I didn't see anyone sitting there but I guess I could have just missed them. Glad to hear they allow it on all flights now though - do you reckon you need to board near the front or near the back to be able to get one?

Yes they are wider, but if you are looking down the aisle it looks exactly the same as the other rows. I have always noticed it, but not everyone is examining the width of each row. If you weren't expecting their to be 2 wider rows in the middle of the plane then I hardly think it's particularly noticeable. Fine, stress out about it if you really want to! But I repeat - there is no discernible difference between a 16yr old and an 18yr old with regards to evacuation procedures. The man with a walking stick being in charge of the doors however clearly is a reasonable concern though!

They, apparently, normally section off areas of the plane because of some sort of weight distribution condition Boeing have told them to do. Though I have no idea why it only seemingly affects some planes, some of the time!