@Ghost of Hope @gz Kinda feels like being one of the elect, doesn't it?

After being a Ryanair regular for a few years, I flew Virgin, American and Air France in December.

None of them know how to "airline". Not a single one. They are all muppets.

I used to disparage Ryanair. I never will again. They are profoundly good at what they do, and so many of their peers are not.

it took American TWO HOURS to turn around a 737-800. TWO FUCKING HOURS. Jesus Christ!

@gz @Ghost of Hope back rows first is actually terrible. There’s a video about this somewhere.

The best way to do it without assigning everyone a unique birding number is to just go, “plane’s here. Get on”, which is basically what Ryanair does, only they use both doors simultaneously.

@gz @Ghost of Hope it creates congestion because everyone is trying to reach the same rows at the same time. It’s better to introduce a bit of randomness because the gaps that develop stop things bunching up.

Ryanair planes all have air stairs, which they deploy before the ground staff even get there. My record from fan stop/seatbelt lights going off to divining away in my car, via passport control at Faro is 4 minutes.

@gz @Ghost of Hope last time I came through there a few weeks ago I was first off the plane. As I passed the gate area for the return flight on my way to passport control, I heard, “Ryanair is now starting boarding of flight FR-whatever to London Stansted. Please have your passports and boarding passes ready for inspection”

More than half the incoming passengers were still on the plane. They’re that fast.