How do Ryanair do seating ? ?

MehulLakhani · 22 May 2007 at 01:24

Hi guys

Am going on a group holiday on thursday. Flying with Ryanair out of stanstead. Anyways, just wondering if seats are allocated beforehand, or only when you check-in.

Basically just want to know, do we have to all check-in together, to be seated together ?

R

Mehul

Alex_L · 22 May 2007 at 01:32

they don't allocate any seats in my experience. It's just a first come , first served free for all when they start boarding.

LLBDTiberio · 22 May 2007 at 03:02

You get a number on your boarding pass, based on where you are in the line to the ticket counter.
People with small children, elderly board first then its the first 99, then its the remaining passengers.
I advise anyone to get to the airport atleast 2 hours before take off to be sure to get a good seat, I once had to sit squeezed between two very large and smelly women

Edinho · 22 May 2007 at 07:50

You just pile in like a bus. No seat allocations.

Bill101 · 22 May 2007 at 09:45

You can get priority by going to their web site and filling in the online check in. You print it out and there is a number on the bottom of it.
This only works if you have only hand luggage.

jas72 · 22 May 2007 at 09:54

priority boading is automatic for those who don't have baggage and use webcheckin.

The elderly and those with children are NOT given priority. (Thus when I'm travelling with my 2 year old son it is possible that we will be seated separately. Which is great as he's a real handful

You can buy priority but it's just easier to be the 1st in the non-priority section when boarding you'll still get seats together.

sidefxv1 · 22 May 2007 at 09:56

You just need to queue up together to be seated together.

Or Whoever gets there first can let everyone else push into the line. Or whoever gets onto the plane first can save some seats - just ignore the dirty looks and\or requests from the stewardess not to. Also, when you arrive at your destination, remember that the seatbelt sign is sort of like a starter's gun - as soon as it goes off you have to jump out of your seat as fast as possible, shove into the aisle and grab all your belongings from the overhead locker. You *are* allowed to jump the gun too - just ignore the yells from the stewardesses to please take your seat until the light goes off.

MehulLakhani · 22 May 2007 at 10:17

sidefxv1 said:
You just need to queue up together to be seated together.

Or Whoever gets there first can let everyone else push into the line. Or whoever gets onto the plane first can save some seats - just ignore the dirty looks and\or requests from the stewardess not to. Also, when you arrive at your destination, remember that the seatbelt sign is sort of like a starter's gun - as soon as it goes off you have to jump out of your seat as fast as possible, shove into the aisle and grab all your belongings from the overhead locker. You *are* allowed to jump the gun too - just ignore the yells from the stewardesses to please take your seat until the light goes off.

Lol - okay, that sounds sensible !

Rotty · 22 May 2007 at 11:02

Saw a flight boarding the other day and you could pay £2 to be boarded first, do they ever give up on ways to exract a few extra quid :eek:

Dr_Evil · 22 May 2007 at 11:21

alternatively you can opt for "priority seating" and pay an extra amount for you and your co-travellers to be seated next to each other.

jas72 · 22 May 2007 at 11:25

sidefxv1 said:
You just need to queue up together to be seated together.

Also, when you arrive at your destination, remember that the seatbelt sign is sort of like a starter's gun - as soon as it goes off you have to jump out of your seat as fast as possible, shove into the aisle and grab all your belongings from the overhead locker. You *are* allowed to jump the gun too - just ignore the yells from the stewardesses to please take your seat until the light goes off.

Then all stand together for security checks then again at the wait for your bags to arrive (which is a total lottery) or for the bus to arrive to take you back to civilisation at the other end totally negating your frantic efforts to be off the plane first.

sidefxv1 · 22 May 2007 at 12:15

jas72 said:
Then all stand together for security checks then again at the wait for your bags to arrive (which is a total lottery) or for the bus to arrive to take you back to civilisation at the other end totally negating your frantic efforts to be off the plane first.

'zactly!

Speaking of the priority boarding - it's a godsend. I still don't know why, but my last 2 flights they've given it to me without me paying for it or going through web checkin (non-eu passport, so can't do the web checkin) It's either a mistake, or a reward for booking about 7 weekend flights with them in the last 3 months. (Yup, I'm doing my bit for global warming) I don't really want to ask incase it is a mistake, lol.

I'd probably pay for it now if I don't get it in the future.

tom_nieto · 22 May 2007 at 12:29

Get your largest party member at the front and form a wedge shape formation behind them. Run at the crowd and tackle anyone who gets in your way. Seems to be how most other people do it.