Important changes to Ryan Air travel...

[lostkat]

I don't mind RyanAir. I wouldn't want to fly long haul with them, but if it was cheap enough, I'd certainly consider it. Their hidden baggage and check-in charges annoy me no end, but apart from that I've never really had a problem. If it wasn't for the likes of EasyJet & RyanAir, Leon & I wouldn't have done as much travelling as we have.

[Danny]

Originally Posted by Feek

Heh heh, that'd be worth videoing! In all seriousness though, the Big Boeing FMC guide is pretty good. I bought it a few years ago when I was doing an awful lot of 747PS1 flying and it's quite incredible how detailed the sim was. So much so that when I had a session on the 744 sim at Heathrow I fixed the fuel feed configuration issue that the *ahem* fairly new trainer didn't know how to fix! It was quite funny when we landed for the first time and I did all the autobrakes and shizzle, just from using the PC sim which she immediately disengaged!

Yeah I never use the FMC for any of those features. No need for an engineer to use them other than for maintenance and I've never been into sims or any real interest in aircraft other than my wages.

Even when we have Sim days I usually use that section to catch up on some sleep and let the other guys have my slot to play at flying. Without guns or being able to skim london at 50ft I always get bored

Originally Posted by lostkat

I don't mind RyanAir. I wouldn't want to fly long haul with them, but if it was cheap enough, I'd certainly consider it. Their hidden baggage and check-in charges annoy me no end, but apart from that I've never really had a problem. If it wasn't for the likes of EasyJet & RyanAir, Leon & I wouldn't have done as much travelling as we have.

Yeah even with the charges people don't seem to be able to accept how cheap it still is. I can into europe for cheaper than a taxi to town but people get upset when the £5 flight actually turns out to be £30-40.

[Stan_Lite]

Originally Posted by lostkat

I don't mind RyanAir. I wouldn't want to fly long haul with them, but if it was cheap enough, I'd certainly consider it. Their hidden baggage and check-in charges annoy me no end, but apart from that I've never really had a problem. If it wasn't for the likes of EasyJet & RyanAir, Leon & I wouldn't have done as much travelling as we have.

I would pretty much echo everything Kate says. For many, budget airlines represent the only affordable means of travelling to many places. Without these options, many of them would not be able to visit the places they do.

I'm also not a fan of hidden baggage charges etc. Ryanair are by no means the only company guilty of this practice though - even Flybe, who now operate the lifeline Loganair service to Shetland, do this (much to the annoyance of Shetlanders).

I would also like to add that convenience is another factor - budget airlines fly from places people want to fly from to places people want to fly to. Full service airlines don't, they expect you to make your way to where they want to fly from.

I will be booking flights for my annual holiday in Lanzarote with my parents soon. Jet2.com fly direct from Newcastle airport to Lanzarote and the return fare is around £230. If I pay the extra for a meal and a couple of drinks, the cost would still be about £100 less than it would if I travelled to another airport (Glasgow) and used a full service airline like BA. Taking the BA Glasgow route would also double my journey time. I don't know about anybody else but I don't care how budget the airline is, if it keeps my journey time down to a minimum, they'll do for me. I'd be mad to spend an extra £100 to double my journey time.