Ryanair Landings

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BBJ

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Last night, I travelled from Manchester to Dublin on Ryanair and it was my thirteenth flight this year. Twelve of them have been on Ryanair and the other was on SAS. I don't have too many grumbles with Mr O'Leary's carrier - it's inexpensive and usually punctual (although last night was an exception), but I do have a question.
Why is it that Ryanair landings are, let us say, almost inevitably much less smooth than those of other airlines? Last night's was round about regular for them - ie it loosened all my fillings but the previous couple were, frankly, a bit scary.
On the Dublin/Manchester flight the other day, the plane actually bounced. It came down with a thud, then went up again, and finally the wheels attached themselves to the tarmac with another resounding bang.
Three weeks ago, the impact was so violent that I wondered if the landing gear was about to detatch itself, especially as we swerved to one side before straightening out.
 
I use Ryanair on a regular basis to get to and from Italy. The one thing that stands out for me on landing is how heavily they hit the brakes. This is apparently so that they can make the earliest exit from the runway and get to the stand. The whole operation is based on quick turnarounds and staff have incentives based on punctuality. They are not an airline I would use by choice.
 
Economics I'd guess. For the prices they charge, you're not going to get a top notch (or anywhere near it) pilot are you? I've never flown with Ryanair, but I'd imagine the flying hours for most of their pilots is low?.....

 
Maybe the ultimate challenge for the pilots is to smash the landing gear so they can have an overnight stay............

 
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I had two Ryan Air flights last week into and out of Bratislava, both were excellent landings, although why people applaud I have no idea. It reminds me of people clapping an attendance figure.
Bizarre
 
Trekker - 30/5/2017 21:59

I had two Ryan Air flights last week into and out of Bratislava, both were excellent landings, although why people applaud I have no idea. It reminds me of people clapping an attendance figure.
Bizarre
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Yes, Trekker, it is strange, especially when it's done whilst the plane is still hurtling down the runway. I feel like shouting "Wait till it stops!". The variation in Ireland (not so common nowadays in these secular times) is people blessing themselves with the sign of the cross. It used to be inevitable on Aer Lingus flights that there'd be at least one priest and/or nun on board.
 
It always amused and perplexed me that people clapped the landings on Ryanair. It seems to be a thing of the past on flights to and from Norway now. My train of thought was always along the lines of, I've paid to travel to this destination, in a modern air craft with qualified pilots, landing the plane at the end of the journey is the minimun requirement, not something that requires applause. Now if they can show the pilot balancing a glass of water on his head whilst simultaniously reciting the "To be or not to be" speach from Hamlet, backwards, whislt performing the landing then I will gladly applaud, indded it would be an endevour worthy of a place on Britain's got Talent and far too impressive to be confined to the cockpit of a Boeing 737. Until such a time I shall continue to consider the a safe landing to be the absolute minimum required for the price of my heavily discounted ticket and shall refrain from clapping.

 
Another bone crunching landing this evening. You might have been forgiven for thinking we were landing in a severe storm with the way the plane was bouncing up and down on the approach. Then it seemed to touch down, sorry bang down, too far along the runway and the resultant hard applicant of the brakes had us swaying to and fro with our heads bobbing from side to side for several seconds before straightening. And then some people clapped when the whole performance merited a chorus of boos.
 
Other than that now I hope it was alright?

I hate when people clap, for what? The mans doing his job. Not that I am not grateful for getting me there in one piece but the bus driver or taxi man could do with a bit of gratitude as well.
 
I don't mind the "exciting" Ryanair landings and handbrake turns on the runway to make the closest gate, do they still play the celebratory bugle thing over the PA when safely down. ?
 
CDX_EIRE - 11/6/2017 02:35

I hate when people clap, for what? The mans doing his job. Not that I am not grateful for getting me there in one piece but the bus driver or taxi man could do with a bit of gratitude as well.
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You mean you don't give the bus driver a round of applause when you get off?

Jeez, you are so ignorant CDX !!!!!
 
Silhillvilla - 11/6/2017 10:37

I don't mind the "exciting" Ryanair landings and handbrake turns on the runway to make the closest gate, do they still play the celebratory bugle thing over the PA when safely down. ?
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Yes, we arrived perhaps five seconds early and they immediately gave us a blast. Then we spent close to ten minutes taxiing.
 
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