Ryan Air stewardess issue

worried_jim

Mr_Wang wrote: »

I am with the stewardess.

I have seen some proper knobs on flights, the sort of people who fly once a year but think that flight was invented personally for them.
I'd much rather stewardesses were given cattle prods tbh.

Good one. The rule of thumb is that you never upset anyone flying your plane or cooking your food! For those who are unsure why then read "Airline Babylon".-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Air-Babylon-Imogen-Edwards-Jones/dp/0593054563

I am flying next Wednesday and will be very nice to all those helping me on my journey.

jpsartre

Bob_the_Saver wrote: »

4am your time they have to factor in a time difference & jet lag

As they say, it's always 5 o'clock somewhere

Pollycat

jpsartre wrote: »

Because there's no overhead locker space left. That's the whole problem and why the airlines are asking people to use space under the seats for smaller items.

I must have always boarded Ryanair flights early then as I've never had any issues with cabin baggage space.

jpsartre wrote: »

I don't know what you mean by the link being a 'Ryanair link'. It's a link to a forum for pilots. And I take it you did not bother to actually read the thread there since at least a couple of posts talk about how the policy was developed in association with Boeing.

You don't know what I mean by the link being a 'Ryanair link'?

Take a look at the html:
it includes the words "Ryanair Weight and Balance Issues?"

Oh, you mean this (unsupported) quote:

Before slagging off Ryanair just bear in mind that it was actually Boeing the designed the loadsheet with Ryanair.

Do you have any supporting evidence of this?

jpsartre

Pollycat wrote: »

I must have always boarded Ryanair flights early then as I've never had any issues with cabin baggage space.

You must because I see these problems all the time, and not just with Ryanair.

Pollycat wrote: »

You don't know what I mean by the link being a 'Ryanair link'?

Take a look at the html:
it includes the words "Ryanair Weight and Balance Issues?"

Yes, it's a thread discussing Ryanair's practice of blocking off rows. That's the practice you were enquiring about. I fail to see the problem.

Pollycat wrote: »

Oh, you mean this (unsupported)

Well what else do you expect to get in a forum? People provide information and it's up to you whether to believe it or not. In that thread three different people mention how Boeing designed the loadsheet for Ryanair. It's a specialist forum for people working in the airline industry. If you think they're just making things up that's fine but I doubt you'll get better answers anywhere else, certainly not in this forum.

Pollycat wrote: »

Do you have any supporting evidence of this?

Yes, the two other posters that basically say the exact same thing.

Pollycat

jpsartre wrote: »

Yes, it's a thread discussing Ryanair's practice of blocking off rows. That's the practice you were enquiring about. I fail to see the problem.

No wonder at all that you fail to see the problem, you fail to read (and understand) my posts.

I wasn't enquiring about Ryanair's policy of loading Boeing 737s, I was asking if it was Boeing regulations - because that's what ryrfrcrew posted:

RYRFRCREW wrote: »

Passengers dont realise we have to ask and do all these silly little things onboard for a reason.. (like row 3,4 being blocked off for balance- boeing regs)

So I asked:

Pollycat wrote: »

Is it really Boeing regulations?

Do all 737s (regardless of which airline) have to leave rows 3 & 4 free?

Do you get it now?

jpsartre wrote: »

Well what else do you expect to get in a forum? People provide information and it's up to you whether to believe it or not. In that thread three different people mention how Boeing designed the loadsheet for Ryanair. It's a specialist forum for people working in the airline industry. If you think they're just making things up that's fine but I doubt you'll get better answers anywhere else, certainly not in this forum.

Believe it or not, some people actually bother to post links to documentary evidence.
That's what I was asking.
I did read how Boeing designed the loadsheet for Ryanair - I just asked if it was Ryanair specific or across all Boeing 7373s.

I didn't say (or even imply) that any of the posters were making it up.

jpsartre wrote: »

Yes, the two other posters that basically say the exact same thing.

Just because someone says so (even pilots) does not make it true.

SaveTheEuro

RYRFRCREW wrote: »

Just do as we say.

Sounds like a great marketing slogan to me.

jpsartre

Pollycat wrote: »

Just because someone says so (even pilots) does not make it true.

Of course not, I never said it did.

HelenaHandcart

Pollycat wrote: »

I wasn't enquiring about Ryanair's policy of loading Boeing 737s, I was asking if it was Boeing regulations

I suspect it is true of all Boeing 737s (and all aircraft) that if the plane is not full then certain rows should be left empty to balance the plane for take-off. However, most airlines allocate seats so the empty rows are blocked by the computer system whereas on LCCs that don't allocate seats the empty rows have to be blocked physically.

callum9999

HelenaHandcart wrote: »

I suspect it is true of all Boeing 737s (and all aircraft) that if the plane is not full then certain rows should be left empty to balance the plane for take-off. However, most airlines allocate seats so the empty rows are blocked by the computer system whereas on LCCs that don't allocate seats the empty rows have to be blocked physically.

I read it's also something to do with their hold luggage policy. Most planes will have more hold luggage in them than the average Ryanair plane - and it was something to do with one hold bay being used more than the other (for speed I guess?) making the plane more unbalanced.

lgw29

we at ba have rows blocked out on the 737's for trim this is only when the flights are not very full passengers are placed to into seats to weigh the plane out and so many bags placed into each hole this is just not ryan air