Ryan Air

[TWR]

8PM Tonight, this will open your eyes regards this Idiots Airline.

[AlwaysConfused]

I'll be at work, but I'll watch it on catch up in the morning. I think it will raise many concerns.

[askyourgran]

From what I've seen he is trying to make as much money as possible for the least customer satisfaction. although his idea of standing on flights was knocked in the head. His planes ordered to fly slower to save fuel what next?
now it seems you cannot pack for a holiday unless you stuff it all in your pockets. It will be toilets outside on the wings you mark my words :}
I have not been tempted to book with Ryan Air,too many cuts means less passenger safety imo.

[TWR]

Is it worth the cheapness? You life?

[237SJ]

It`ll just show what everyone in the industry already knows - that O`Leary tries to scrimp on safety.

[gness]

Have there been very many Ryanair plane crashes?

[TWR]

None as YET, there is time after seeing this program tonight, I feel for the staff with this crank in charge.

[Just-Jude]

The fact that anyone believed standing would be allowed on Ryanair flights proves how stupid and gullible the public are. O'Leary knows this, he and his PR team exploit it to the full, having a good laugh at all the free publicity.

They're the trolls of the airline industry!

[Canary42]

The programme was very alarmist - and alarming - but how do you explain Ryanair's excellent safety record ?

[Mass_Hysteria]

Apparently the industry standard for fuel is to carry a surplus of 30 minutes flying time. Ryan Air limit it's pilots to 5 minutes. Worrying!!

[237SJ]

Not carrying enough fuel for go arounds or diversion is such a huge no-no. It was interesting that O`Leary was talking about extra fuel in kg. I`ve only ever heard people talking about extra fuel in tonnes.

[Hypognosis]

5 minutes' reserve, as a tactic to get air traffic controllers to put some other airline's arrival into a holding pattern, is all very well, until the other airlines begin to follow suit...

"On July 26 last year thunderstorms over Madrid led to the serial diversion of flights to Valencia and three Ryanair aircraft were among four to request emergency landings because they had reached the limit of required fuel."

Full Article:
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/2013/07/22/44737/ryanair-probe-prompts-call-for-aircraft-fuel-levels.html

In the BBC program (a month or so ago) it was pointed out that they like to fly to airports 40+ miles from where people are trying to get to, so as to save on landing fees and not have issues of landing delays. So I see it as a case of 'horses for courses'; low fuel works well for quiet destinations but they need a policy of proper reserves for flying into major cities.

[Spoonboy]

Blue Peter did better with sticky backed plastic. Or was that art attack?!

[Prudie]

Does anyone know if this is repeated later this week? I couldn't watch it at 8 or 9 tonight.

[237SJ]

Low fuel doesn`t work well for quiet destinations. You might have to divert miles away (even to other countries). It makes no difference if the destination airport is quiet or busy.

[netibiza]

Yes Ryanair do not carry enough emergency fuel so are always asking to land first, hence their "on time" record.

[vulcan42]

If they carry on like this they will eventually land ahead of time, like against the side of a mountain.

[douglas9401]

I know he's a very busy man but has someone taken the time to tell him that there's no hard shoulder in the air?

[Baby_Sham]

So glad someone has started a thread on this program, but disappointed it's had so few replies.

Wasn't it great viewing! When I say "great", I mean alarming. I was gobsmacked at how they have league tables for the pilots, encouraging them to fly with the lowest fuel possible.
Another thing that shocked me was the whole "may day" incidents. THREE in fourteen minutes! Eekk!!

[TWR]

If the public continue to fly with this "cut the cost & feck the public / staff" outfit, they ask for everything they get, O'leary is a disgrace to the Airline Industry & the Irish people.

[TWR]

Canary42 Mark as Best Answer
The programme was very alarmist - and alarming - but how do you explain Ryanair's excellent safety record ? "Luck is the Word"