Ryanair Safety Issue

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threespires

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4,289 posts

210 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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I was on a flight last week from Castle Donington and noticed a safety issue with the aircraft.
Despite writing twice and many attempts to contact via Live Chat I'm unable to tell Ryanair about this potential safety issue.

Should I forget it or keep trying for a response?

grumpyscot

1,277 posts

191 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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https://www.caa.co.uk/home/ these are the people to complain to. Ryanair will totally ignore you till end of time.

threespires

Original Poster:

4,289 posts

210 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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grumpyscot said:
https://www.caa.co.uk/home/ these are the people to complain to. Ryanair will totally ignore you till end of time.
Appreciated - thank you

pincher

8,497 posts

216 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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What was the issue?

IanJ9375

1,467 posts

215 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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What was the security issue if it can be divulged?

threespires

Original Poster:

4,289 posts

210 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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Broken seat belt

WinstonWolf

72,857 posts

238 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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threespires said:
Broken seat belt
In that case

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DuraAce

4,240 posts

159 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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threespires said:
Broken seat belt
Behave. Really? What if it had broken two minutes before you spotted it? How could they foreseen or prevented it? Would you have been happy if the flight had been grounded or diverted in order to sort it?!

It'll have been replaced or repaired already.

Whatever you think of Ryanair/O'leary they are bound by the CAA and do things properly.


Edited by DuraAce on Monday 23 January 14:56

Steve Campbell

2,109 posts

167 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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Really ! Excuse me steward / stewardess, this belt appears to be broken.

Job done.

threespires

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210 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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Steve Campbell said:
Really ! Excuse me steward / stewardess, this belt appears to be broken.

Job done.
Did that, but so many other things went wrong that I didn't trust the cabin steward

threespires

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210 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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DuraAce said:
Behave. Really? What if it had broken two minutes before you spotted it? How could they foreseen or prevented it? Would you have been happy if the flight had been grounded or diverted in order to sort it?!

It'll have been replaced or repaired already.

Whatever you think of Ryanair/O'leary they are bound by the CAA and do things properly.


Edited by DuraAce on Monday 23 January 14:56
The frayed and incorrectly fitted belt appeared to have been that way for a while. If it had been a car, it would have failed it's MOT.

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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DuraAce said:
Whatever you think of Ryanair/O'leary they are bound by the CAA and do things properly.


Edited by DuraAce on Monday 23 January 14:56
They're Irish registered so are bound by the CAA no more than any other foreign operator that flies into the UK.


DuraAce

4,240 posts

159 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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El stovey said:
They're Irish registered so are bound by the CAA no more than any other foreign operator that flies into the UK.
IAA/EASA 145 etc etc. Some of their maintenance is done with the UK. You know what I meant though - they're bound by maintenance schedules, methods of operation etc. They don't simply make it up as they go along or do whatever they like.

LuS1fer

41,083 posts

244 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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I really really hate to break it to you (and this is going to come as a real shock) but seat belts on a plane are a little placebo.
If you think they'll save you, in a crash, you're insane.
I mean, look at, it's a sodding lap belt, like they banned in cars in the 70s...

Targarama

14,635 posts

282 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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LuS1fer said:
I really really hate to break it to you (and this is going to come as a real shock) but seat belts on a plane are a little placebo.
If you think they'll save you, in a crash, you're insane.
I mean, look at, it's a sodding lap belt, like they banned in cars in the 70s...
One word: Turbulence

LuS1fer

41,083 posts

244 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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Targarama said:
LuS1fer said:
I really really hate to break it to you (and this is going to come as a real shock) but seat belts on a plane are a little placebo.
If you think they'll save you, in a crash, you're insane.
I mean, look at, it's a sodding lap belt, like they banned in cars in the 70s...
One word: Turbulence
Yes but more to stop people wandering round than for seat safety.

majordad

3,600 posts

196 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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LuS1fer said:
Targarama said:
LuS1fer said:
I really really hate to break it to you (and this is going to come as a real shock) but seat belts on a plane are a little placebo.
If you think they'll save you, in a crash, you're insane.
I mean, look at, it's a sodding lap belt, like they banned in cars in the 70s...
One word: Turbulence
Yes but more to stop people wandering round than for seat safety.
I always thought that the belts were to make it easier to match dead bodies to seats after the crash !

Thinking more on what the OP said, do Aircraft get an impartial Air MOT type test regularly, ie by an independent air garage or body , or do the airlines do and certify themselves ?

threespires

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210 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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Update - I have finally managed to get them to call me.

pushthebutton

1,096 posts

181 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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LuS1fer said:
I really really hate to break it to you (and this is going to come as a real shock) but seat belts on a plane are a little placebo.
If you think they'll save you, in a crash, you're insane.
I mean, look at, it's a sodding lap belt, like they banned in cars in the 70s...
Nope.

It's one of a series of incremental gains.

Remember Asians in San Francisco? It's impossible to be sure, but there's evidence to suggest that the two (?) young girls who were thrown free - and subsequently run over and killed by the fire trucks - weren't wearing them. They were the only two fatalities.

Have you ever experienced severe turbulence? I have, twice, and my seatbelt kept me in my seat. One of the crew down the back hit the ceiling and broke her leg on the fall back down. It isn't about what happens almost every day on almost all flights; it's about what could happen once. The equipment, rules and regulations are designed to mitigate the extraordinary not the ordinary. Almost all people will probably never experience severe turbulence, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't attempt to lessen its effects.

boxst

3,699 posts

144 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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pushthebutton said:
Nope.

It's one of a series of incremental gains.

Remember Asians in San Francisco? It's impossible to be sure, but there's evidence to suggest that the two (?) young girls who were thrown free - and subsequently run over and killed by the fire trucks - weren't wearing them. They were the only two fatalities.

Have you ever experienced severe turbulence? I have, twice, and my seatbelt kept me in my seat. One of the crew down the back hit the ceiling and broke her leg on the fall back down. It isn't about what happens almost every day on almost all flights; it's about what could happen once. The equipment, rules and regulations are designed to mitigate the extraordinary not the ordinary. Almost all people will probably never experience severe turbulence, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't attempt to lessen its effects.
Sadly this. I thought what on earth can this stupid little belt do? Then I was in severe turbulence flying back from the Middle East a long while ago, the drop quite suddenly and shake a little bit whilst lightning streaking across the sky kind. That went on for an hour and I vowed to never, every fly again. Anyway, the first drop the chap next to me didn't have his seatbelt on and whacked his head on the overhead bin. He was concussed and blooded.