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Ryanair to abolish check-in desks
On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:52:23 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote: There are vanishingly few "plum seats" on modern airbus/737/777-style aircraft There's 18 on a Ryanair 737-800 (the 6 at the front and both exit rows), if you count the middles. Not as good as the ones on the EZY 737-700s, though, in which there is the one exit seat with double legroom. This is surprisingly easy to get, and I've had it even without speedy boarding before. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply. |
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Ryanair to abolish check-in desks
On 26 Feb 2009 19:26:33 GMT, pete wrote:
I think cruises have moved on a bit since that view was formed. Some friends went on one (with their kids) a couple of years ago and reckoned they were the only ones on the whole ship without tattoos and piercings. If that is the what these cruises are like, all you'd need clothes-wise is a change of shorts and a couple of t-shirts. easyCruise? My parents go on cruises quite often, and they still talk of the formal side. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply. |
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In message , at 20:36:26 on Thu,
26 Feb 2009, Neil Williams remarked: Though there's also under the seat for soft bags. I think you'll find that trolley-bags which meet the size restrictions will also fit under a seat. -- Roland Perry |
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:36:20 GMT, Air wrote:
Not for a cruise no. My cameras, laptop etc take up the hand luggage limit. Maybe you need smaller ones, then? A small compact camera can just go in your pocket (and thus doesn't form part of any luggage allowance). My laptop is roughly A4 form factor and will fit nicely in the back of the rucksack I use for hand luggage, a 35-litre Karrimor[1], with enough space for 5 days worth of (informal) clothes with it. If you are properly into photography and so have an SLR with a selection of lenses, fair point. But that's by no means typical - the quality of photographs from a mid-priced compact digital camera is by far sufficient for most people. Huge laptops are also fairly common, but smaller ones are also widely available and aren't *that* dear. [1] which is about Ryanair-sized, co-incidentally also the right size to fit in the rather small overheads of a Fokker 50 and avoid the need to gate-check it. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply. |
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Ryanair to abolish check-in desks
In message , at 20:42:25 on Thu,
26 Feb 2009, Neil Williams remarked: On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:52:23 +0000, Roland Perry wrote: There are vanishingly few "plum seats" on modern airbus/737/777-style aircraft There's 18 on a Ryanair 737-800 (the 6 at the front and both exit rows), if you count the middles. They aren't plum by any stretch of the imagination. For one thing they don't allow under-seat luggage. Not as good as the ones on the EZY 737-700s, though, in which there is the one exit seat with double legroom. No under seat luggage, and what about a tray table (OK, maybe there's one in the seat arm...) -- Roland Perry |
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Ryanair to abolish check-in desks
In message , at 20:38:41 on Thu,
26 Feb 2009, Neil Williams remarked: I fail to understand why (unless travelling with very small children) anyone can't do a weekend away in a hotel hand-luggage only. I pretty much always do. But don't you find that your formal dresses get crushed when packed into such a small bag? -- Roland Perry |
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:21:59 +0000, Arthur Figgis
wrote: When I did Sardina - Luton on the orange airline, it seemed the SLF just wanted to get from A to B on civilised holidays or visiting family, and so the "hey, look, we are chavs, innit great?" passenger experience was completely inappropriate to them Do you find EZY like that? I know they're informal, but they're also very professional when they need to be. The friendly crews is one of the many things I like about the orange team over other airlines. "Chavs" are probably most likely to be found on Ryanair, anyway, as it is usually vastly cheaper than easyJet, which these days appears to go after a very different market. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply. |
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Ryanair to abolish check-in desks
On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:55:53 +0000, chunkyoldcortina
wrote: That is a real problem in the event of severe turbulence, and I would imagine that loose/flying objects are the main cause of injuries in such situations. Probably less of an issue than it used to be, because the bins are larger and designed to take more weight. Though how often does it actually happen? (Not to me in a year of twice-weekly flying, for certain - I had a few rough flights, but none enough to cause anything to leave the overhead lockers, though one or two did cause flying drinks and a bit of broken glass[1] rolling around on the floor). I'd say it was an acceptable risk, just as having unrestrained luggage in sensibly-sized overhead racks[2], standing passengers and no seat belts is on trains. Evidently a very large number of airlines agree, such as easyJet and BA which have no weight limit, and KLM who do but never enforce it. [1] Drinks glasses, not anything serious, though if it had itself started flying around rather than just down to the floor it might not have been fun. [2] Fortunately, the crappy design of the late Mk2, *star, Voyager and 158 units has not found its way onto things like Desiros, Eurostars and Pendolinos, where there is enough space for fairly big bags. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply. |
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:37:20 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote: And the bins have allowable weights marked on them, much greater than 6kg per passenger. As for seat belts, airlines are very conservative and insist they are worn even in very slight turbulence, or when turbulence is predicted (but doesn't happen). Then it happens as soon as the light goes off, IMX You also get the ones that put the belt light on for the entire (long-haul) flight[1] and thus discredit it completely. AA did that to me once, and after an hour or two people just started to ignore it as you can't realistically prevent people using the bog for 6 hours. [1] The only sensible explanation I could think of was that he didn't want to wake people up with repeated "pings" turning it off and on, but it did make a mockery of it. There was frequent slight turbulence, but it wasn't any rougher than your average train journey is. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply. |
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Ryanair to abolish check-in desks
On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:50:21 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote: They aren't plum by any stretch of the imagination. For one thing they don't allow under-seat luggage. If you get on first, you've got time to grab some space in the overhead. No under seat luggage, and what about a tray table (OK, maybe there's one in the seat arm...) There is one in the arm[1], but I just put my coffee on the floor (or hold it, if I'm not reading), stretch out and enjoy the journey Best seat on the plane in my view (barring, I guess, the one up front ) and I'm quite happy if others don't want it so I can have it! [1] Actually that's the only slight disadvantage - to fit it in the seat is slightly narrower than normal ones. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply. |
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