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Ryanair seat allocation
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gabbagabba7
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Travelled on a Ryanair flight yesterday. Encountered the following.
Can someone let me know if this behaviour is legal at this minute in time as I was of the belief that companies should be allowing social distancing if it is possible rather than taking the approach of we'll let you socially distance at a price?
1. Ryanair still have their seating algorithms set to separate parties traveling together if you do not pay the additional fees to choose seats. Therefore you are forced to sit with strangers if you choose not to pay the fees. The majority of passengers on the plane were placed in the middle section 6 abreast.
2. The first 5 rows of the plane were mostly empty. However the cabin crew refused to let passengers wishing to socially distance use the free seats.
Can someone let me know if this behaviour is legal at this minute in time as I was of the belief that companies should be allowing social distancing if it is possible rather than taking the approach of we'll let you socially distance at a price?
1. Ryanair still have their seating algorithms set to separate parties traveling together if you do not pay the additional fees to choose seats. Therefore you are forced to sit with strangers if you choose not to pay the fees. The majority of passengers on the plane were placed in the middle section 6 abreast.
2. The first 5 rows of the plane were mostly empty. However the cabin crew refused to let passengers wishing to socially distance use the free seats.
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gabbagabba7 said:Travelled on a Ryanair flight yesterday. Encountered the following.
Can someone let me know if this behaviour is legal at this minute in time as I was of the belief that companies should be allowing social distancing if it is possible rather than taking the approach of we'll let you socially distance at a price?gabbagabba7 said:2. The first 5 rows of the plane were mostly empty. However the cabin crew refused to let passengers wishing to socially distance use the free seats.0 -
The whole 2 metre thing (reduced to 1m) was never a law, and still isnt. It is/was a Government guideline.0
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bagand96 said:gabbagabba7 said:Travelled on a Ryanair flight yesterday. Encountered the following.
Can someone let me know if this behaviour is legal at this minute in time as I was of the belief that companies should be allowing social distancing if it is possible rather than taking the approach of we'll let you socially distance at a price?
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