Vasu From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 3761 posts, RR: 0 Posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 8700 times:
Hey,
The earlier this week, when our FR plane landed in POZ, they played this loud fanfare and a pre-recorded announcement something like "...another ontime landing by Ryanair!..."
Is there anywhere I can download it? It made us all laugh!
Costastic From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 8663 times:
Perhaps search for it on You Tube.
It's been mentioned several times on A.net, although, as you can imagine, not many A.netters appear to like it. I haven't flown FR since they began it, but it sounds quite funny and an "I'm not surprised" kind of thing. And why not? If you arrive on time or early - on time performance is a fundamental requirement and a key component in excellent service reliability - why not emphasise it?
Costastic From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 8368 times:
Quoting Greenjet (Reply 3): 21:43:25 your local time (1 minute 31 secs ago) and read 1 times:
FR seem to conveniently overlook that the schedules are based on block times and not flight times when it comes to these little announcements
Every airline has block times - including flight time, time for short delays and taxi times at both airports. If the average flight time on X to Y was 1 hour and you only had 1 hour in the schedules you'd almost always be late. Thus, you add to that taxi time both ends and time for short delays. Thus, you might, depending on the airport, how busy, how long realistically to taxi, likelihood of holding, etc, increase that to 1 hour 25 minutes. It'd be wholly unfair and impractical to just include average flight times.
Super737 From UK - Northern Ireland, joined Feb 2008, 105 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 8359 times:
I must admit I really do like that jingle! That morning I arrived into STN and the pilot did a hand brake turn off the runway it began to play and well I was dancing in my seat
RussianJet From Kazakhstan, joined Jul 2007, 6280 posts, RR: 23 Reply 6, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 8333 times:
Quoting OA260 (Reply 2): My last two flights have not had it as we were delayed over an hour.
That shouldn't normally stop them. I hate that stupid recording with a passion, ever since some jerk of a number one FA decided to play it after we had been delayed in RIX for around 15 hours. He clearly thought it was funny, but after the treatment we had all endured he was actually quite lucky not to have been lynched. NOBODY laughed.
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RussianJet From Kazakhstan, joined Jul 2007, 6280 posts, RR: 23 Reply 8, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 8258 times:
Quoting Costastic (Reply 7): Are you sure you weren't just drunk? 15 hours? It ain't Wizz Air you know. Wink
Quite sure, thank you. We were very drunk the night before arriving at the airport, which made the wait even harsher, but adequate food and drink would have helped ease that. We were supposed to fly out some time late morning. We ended up flying out early the following morning, after a fuel pump had been eventually flown in and fitted. The whole thing truly sucked. They knew we would be there that long, but they still kept us there waiting rather than sleeping in the hotel we so richly deserved.
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OA260 From Ireland, joined Nov 2006, 24897 posts, RR: 60 Reply 9, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 8223 times:
Quoting RussianJet (Reply 8): Quite sure, thank you. We were very drunk the night before arriving at the airport, which made the wait even harsher, but adequate food and drink would have helped ease that. We were supposed to fly out some time late morning. We ended up flying out early the following morning, after a fuel pump had been eventually flown in and fitted. The whole thing truly sucked. They knew we would be there that long, but they still kept us there waiting rather than sleeping in the hotel we so richly deserved. Smile
So what did you get in the way of compensation then???
RussianJet From Kazakhstan, joined Jul 2007, 6280 posts, RR: 23 Reply 11, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 8202 times:
Quoting OA260 (Reply 9): So what did you get in the way of compensation then???
Hmm, well I wonder if you can guess? That's right - a big fat nothing. We did ge,t IIRC, €5 worth of food vouchers, but by the time they dished them out (about 5 hours later than they should have done, seeing as they initially told us we would be delayed seven hours and should have given them to us immediately) there was virtually no food available. Crisps and biscuits was about it. As fit (well, fairly fit anyway) young men, this was inconvenient for us. However, in all seriousness, for those older passengers on the flight and people with children it was truly terrible.
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Tolosy From Luxembourg, joined Oct 2003, 357 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 8165 times:
Hate the Ryanair jingles.
Two weeks ago flew from STN to HAHN first flight in the morning. I was trying desperately to sleep when in the middle of the flight they played this lousy and long jingle for their raffle... Made everybody angry on the flight...
But can't blame the crew, I know they have instructions...
Costastic From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 8144 times:
There are very often ways around the lack of help, i.e. reaching into your own pocket for a euro or two to purchase food and drink when you're hungry and thirsty. That's what I would have done, and that's why I would not have been hungry or thirsty. Solve the immediate problems and then do the next stuff.
RussianJet From Kazakhstan, joined Jul 2007, 6280 posts, RR: 23 Reply 15, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 8122 times:
Quoting Costastic (Reply 14): There are very often ways around the lack of help, i.e. reaching into your own pocket for a euro or two to purchase food and drink when you're hungry and thirsty. That's what I would have done, and that's why I would not have been hungry or thirsty. Solve the immediate problems and then do the next stuff.
Well obviously, and earlier in the day that's what I did. But, there were some problems which could not be got round - all the food was quickly bought up, and the (very limited range of) shops closed at something like 9 PM anyway. For a large part of the time spent there, food was simply not available. In addition, the estimated time of departure was regularly put back every few hours. Knowing what the problem was and what their plan to deal with it was, there was simply no way I can believe they didn't know it was going to take as long as it did.
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I guess you've learned the lesson the hard way - don't fly FR. Wink Have you flown it since?
It was February 2007. Worst of all, it was a really expensive flight!
I have indeed flown FR a great many times since, mainly due to the fact that personal circumstances deem it necessary. I live too close to STN to use another airport, and the fact is that the vast majority of the time I get a ridiculous cheap fare, flying approximately once a fortnight. Occasionally I treat myself to AB for a change, but only when there's not much difference in the available fare, which unfortunately is rarely.
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Costastic From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 18, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 8074 times:
Have your great many other flights on FR - despite your awful experience in RIX - been as expected? I personally very rarely fly FR if it's more than £10 incl taxes one-way.
RussianJet From Kazakhstan, joined Jul 2007, 6280 posts, RR: 23 Reply 19, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 8047 times:
Quoting Costastic (Reply 18): Have your great many other flights on FR - despite your awful experience in RIX - been as expected? I personally very rarely fly FR if it's more than £10 incl taxes one-way.
Yes. I have to be fair - that's the only serious delay I've ever experienced. Recently paid £2.42 each for three return trips.
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Greenjet From Ireland, joined Aug 2001, 924 posts, RR: 1 Reply 21, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 7581 times:
Quoting Costastic (Reply 4): Every airline has block times - including flight time, time for short delays and taxi times at both airports. If the average flight time on X to Y was 1 hour and you only had 1 hour in the schedules you'd almost always be late. Thus, you add to that taxi time both ends and time for short delays. Thus, you might, depending on the airport, how busy, how long realistically to taxi, likelihood of holding, etc, increase that to 1 hour 25 minutes. It'd be wholly unfair and impractical to just include average flight times.
I'm well of aware of that. What I was getting at was that the jingle announces it's on time arrival when you're not even on stand, merely just landed.
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I haven't flown FR since they began it, but it sounds quite funny and an "I'm not surprised" kind of thing. 
And why not? If you arrive on time or early - on time performance is a fundamental requirement and a key component in excellent service reliability - why not emphasise it?
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