Max planes Ryanair

[claret3189]

Freaking out about the max planes situation. I see ryanair have bought some of the new model to be rolled out in april and may. How can i find out what model i am on for my flight

Gulp

Well they were very unhelpful on live chat

They are only getting 2 delivered each month in April, May and June, so the chances of their being one on your route is very small. (Ryanair have over 300 aircraft).

You can find out by looking at the seat plan by doing a dummy booking and choosing the option to select a seat, the Max planes will have either 197 or 200 seats rather than the 189 seats on the 737-800 models that they currently have.

However there is always the possibility of airlines changing planes on a route at the last minute, so still not 100% guaranteed.

www.seatguru.com/ put in the flight details

Surely they won't roll them out now or at least delay that until the new investigation has come up with the reason why they are crashing? How awful. Have you tried live chat to ask them?

We have just had the same experience with Ryanair. My guess is these planes will soon be grounded until the new software is ready. There are so many countries saying they won't have them in their airspace I think the FAA will err on the side of caution.

Ryan Air have the Max not the Max 8

The reason for the first air crash has already been established, and it looks like the reason for the second will be similar. It's due to a difference in the way these planes take off (they're heavier, the engines are in a different place) and a lack of knowledge/ training by the pilots. The remedy (a software update, and further training) is already being worked on.

Ryanair will have very few of them in their fleet. Even if you do end up flying on one of them, the problem will be remedied before they go into operation. Ryanair have one of the best safety records in the industry, they're not going to do anything to ruin that.

(There was a much more detailed explanation on the BBC morning programme, should be available online if you want to watch it.)

And there's no point in calling customer service. There is never any guarantee as to what plane you'll be on until you take off!

Third time lucky then I guess @Tomtontom

OP I wouldn't be taking myself and my children on these planes software update or not. Hundreds have people had to die to work out this "mistake" and lack of training/software issue so um, no thanks!

@windowWAG The Ryanair order is for Max 200s, which are a variant of the Max 8. The engineering is the same.

Oh okay.
I hear Boeing are releasing a software patch to address the nose-diving stall issue

@CarolDanvers I can't think of an air craft model out there that hasn't had significant failures. Hopefully you won't be avoiding them all.

Oh it was more your casual “well it’s an engine placement problem and it’s software problem don’t worry will be fine by the time YOU fly because Ryanair won’t want to besmirch their good record”, with not a mention of the approx 500 people that died.

You are right to be worried. Brand new modern aircraft don’t just fall out of the sky a few minutes after take-off. Or rather they didn’t, until the 737 Max 800 entered service. I would not fly on this aircraft type at the moment, because there are currently serious question marks about the aircraft’s safety. I am surprised the entire fleet has not been grounded although that may change depending on the findings of the investigationinto ET 302.

Until then EasyJet, BA and many other carriers operate all Airbus aircraft on their European networks, so there is no chance of a 737 Max 800 operating your flight if you book with them. Ryanair may, of course, delay introduction of the type until the safety questions are resolved.

Well you may call me mad but ive booked a new flight with easyjet im a nervous passenger as it is so wpuld hate to be worried all holiday

Just got a news alert that they are banned from Uk airspace.

The CAA has banned the 737 MAX from UK airspace. The only thing which surprises me about this decision is that it took 2 days to make.

The only thing which surprises me about this decision is that it took 2 days to make

Because they were considering evidence before making a decision. Knee jerk decisions are no use to anyone.