Flying the DREADED Ryanair 737MAX 8-200 and… loving it!?
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- čas přidán 9. 02. 2023
- In this video trip report we take a ride on the dreaded, infamous Ryanair 737MAX 8-200 from Stockholm Arlanda to Skellefteå in the north of Sweden. And we find that we… kind of like it. In fact it’s a very pleasant flight. Of course the plane is empty, we have a row to ourselves, and we’re in the front row bulkhead (seat 2F), so this is the best possible outcome. But still, it goes to show that you need not necessarily fear the ultra high density MAX. We’ve got lots of lovely views on the way up and a nice landing in Skellefteå.
SECTIONS:
00:02 Intro
00:44 Arlanda Terminal 4
01:31 Boarding the MAX
01:46 The cabin
02:21 Pushback
02:42 Takeoff
03:16 Above the clouds
03:59 Lav
04:23 Sunny in the north of Sweden
05:19 Will it be a hard landing?
06:15 Landing
07:36 Flight price and conclusion
08:12 coming up next week
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Fun fact:
People make jokes about Ryan’s hard landings but there is no airline in Europe that compares to Ryanair regarding their safety record.
Been in operation for more than 35 years and they do more than 2500 flight per day and they never had a single casualty. Probably best safety record in the word as well.
What happens is that as Ryanair has so many planes, it is possible that one in several makes a hard landing ... And if it is in a large airport where there are enough people, at least one of them will record it and upload it. And the people will only pay attention to the bad landing.
Here here!👏
@@Zinericks Ryanair planes do land hard quite often though lol. LH in my experience as well, actually. Last time I flew them 4/4 flights had a hard landing without noticeable winds. SK, BA, AF almost always butter it though.
It's also an insult to the professionals flying the planes.
True, but consider that most serious accidents and casualties were before the 90s, when FR didn't exist. Several airlines haven't experienced any casualty over the last 30 years.
Bulkhead seat really doesn’t count for a pitch test 😂
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To make it more likely the next time, I suggest you choose a middle seat half way of the cabin, on a very packed 3-hour flight, no fast track, and of course bus for boarding!
It's actually genius how Ryanair made their company live in people's head rent free. I never in my life saw a Ryanair TV ad, they don't need any of that, when people hear the name ryanair they immediately think of cheap flights and the masses of Europe flock to their website to buy tickets. No wonder they are wiping the floor with the bigger national airlines in terms of competition. Gotta love that❤
We're flying multiple times a year with Ryanair, and sometimes with Wizz'air. Honestly, the landing depends of the weather conditions and the pilot in charge, so not Ryanair as a company. Besides the respect of the Priority boarding which they sometimes ignore, we never had issues. In my last 2 flights the crew also called for a doctor, but we could make it to our destination. Knowing we pay less for the tickets than other company's, and knowing the crew is also getting paid by the onboard sales, I always consume a drink and some snack as a way to support them.
I might be a bit biased because I’m Irish but I really appreciate Ryanair. I personally have never encountered an issue with them and they have enabled me to travel a lot more than I would have if flying with e.g. Aer Lingus. They might have the occasional hard landing but I will take it!
I remember being on a Ryanair flight back to Dublin from Liverpool. Between match-goers and stag-weekenders, the plane was packed with drunken clowns, giving the attendants a hard time. But they all took it in good humour, some giving as good as they got. I have no beef with Ryanair at all, though Michael O'Leary tends to rub people the wrong way with his antics. He's like a heel manager in wrestling, there to generate heat and get people talking. Ultimately it puts bums on seats.
Good to see you back in videos Gabriel. Your one hour Ryanair flight did what it was supposed to do, get you there without breaking the bank. Like a bus line there certainly are many people needing this type of travel! The 737 has been Boeing’s money maker!
Great vlog as always! I am no hurry to fly FR. Keep up the good work. Be safe!
Flew twice with Ryanair now and had no issues whatsoever. Both flights were 737 max 8, landing was smooth as butter, little to no turbulence. Very comfortable flight, the pilots are amazing for doing such a skilled job.
A great video, nicely presented, informative, I love the choice of music, and the quirky observations - I have no idea what that’s for or if it’s the same kid. I’m from an Irish background and I’m proud of Ryanair. To think they are operating domestic flights in far distant parts of Europe. I’ve flown on Ryanair many times. Great fares and service, rarely late, only one hard landing. Thanks for this and the marvellous Greenland videos.
Thank you!!
I fly RyanAir regularly, on a route they compete for with Aer Lingus (BHX-DUB).
The biggest thing they have going for them is their ruthless efficiency. They get you checked in fast, on the plane fast, off the plane fast, and get your bags to you fast on the other side. Whilst Aer Lingus use a nicer terminal and have slightly nicer seats, they still ask you to pay for coffee and the whole experience is just less efficient, often leaving you waiting in long queues for ceck-in, waiting for bags, boarding, deboarding etc.
The flight I often get is the MAX8-200 and it's quiet, comfortable and the legroom is acceptable. I often pay extra for Seat 2A as this gets you 3m of legroom and no bulkhead in front of you, plus a window seat with (weirdly) direct aisle access. Best seat on the plane.
I often choose RyanAir over the Aer Lingus simply for this reason. They make the whole travel process a whole lot smoother.
Is there a recline on 2A?
Great to see how you managed to get some sun after that very gloomy day when you did the behind the scenes at Arlanda not long ago 🙂
The boeing 737-8200 is still such a good aircraft. Comfortable take off and great to fly in.
Flew with Ryanair for the 1st time in March to see friends in Spain, very happy with the service etc everything is very clearly priced and explained during booking..booked again to go to Rhodes....if it gets me where i need to be its good for me.
Love the channel, just discovered it. Only knew about your app.
As ex-cabin crew, the SAS-branded deposit box looks familiar to me. I believe it would be where the money/documents would be dropped into using the barcode secure document envelopes. After disembarking as crew, we would seal up the charity collection money, then drop off at one of these deposit boxes at LHR, LGW, and MAN. There was another deposit bank that would accept our duty-free cash and print out a little receipt. Kinda like an ATM!!
Exactly what I thought when I saw the ATM-ish box. I was a flight crew member for Continental Airlines and we were required to deposit alcohol sales paperwork and money at the end of each trip.
Yeah I'm ex-BA but it does look like the kind of machine which accepted our duty-free cash and documents. I don't think cash payment is a thing these days at BA tho. Don't know about SAS ! 🌈
I travelled on a Ryanair Max 8 200 from Modlin to Stansted. It was okay, the seats were a bit hard and the legroom a bit tight. But it was fine for a 2 hour flight. Comfort is only an issue if you're on a long haul flight.
Nice shorts, good job. I went to Stocolmo 20 Dayse ago, I loved so much this city. I was in Nantes Fr , to go to Stocolmo I have flew Nantes/Malta/Stocolmo, all flights by Ryanair, It was perfect 👌
Awesome video mate!
I have been in that stockholm terminal flying Scadavian airlines 9 hours without monitors it was a great flight
My experience of Ryanair and I have flown with them probably a couple of hundred times is that their landings are no better or worse than other airlines. They are also inevitably always cheaper then other airlines. Small bag policy is a bit annoying but overall I can live with that. Without this airline I definitely would not have been able to visit all the European countries that I have visited
I disagree on the "cheaper". My search engine for the last year or so continuously showing ryanair being more expensive than easyJet and Wizzair. Occasionally even LOT Polish airlines is cheaper on flights originating frol Heathrow or even London City.
Change your search engine :)
@@pandamisha competition is fierce but Ryanair air still holds the majority of the market share. Hopefully Wizzair can steal more because they’re honestly the best budget airline in terms of CX satisfaction
The English to find a way to knock anything Irish, particularly if it's successful and they can't call it British
@@michaelmccarthy9411 no, not true. There is a lot of nationalism here in UK but no to the extent you're suggesting.
On the other hand, there is a lot to criticise when it comes to FR.
@@pandamisha It's exactly as I suggest. The BBC regularly claims successful Irish people as British.
What's wrong with FR anyway, apart from being the most profitable and safest airline in Europe?
Very smooth aeroplane
Indeed!
Ryanair is far to overhated in my opinion, they are a pretty good airline. Outside the fact that they often use airports far from the city centers and you mostly have to board by stairs, the flight experience isnt really different from other airlines.
Lol
Just the landings most times
A flight on the Boeing 737 max is always great if it lands with the same number of parts attached as it left with!
My worst landing ever was on a flight from PES to HHN. Three things at the same time, a 15~22 crosswind, a hard touchdown followed by a go around. 2. Landing attempt was as smith a silk at touch down. What I heard later, that the plane needed to have a inspection due to the hard landing. Once of a lifetime experience for just 20 DM!😂
Good video - Ryanair is my favourite airline and I have had great experiences with them.
A soft Ryanair landing is evidence of a Mentour pilot on board.
He works for Ryanair?!
@@onebadthe4749 we think so:)
@@adam632 very nice
Mentour pilot knows nothing about aviation and really annoys me
@@Crm_Spotting lol what are you on u clown
i take ryan air as the quickest bus in europe, gets you across europe for 20€ what more can you ask, however if 3 buffed out dudes sit in row. can get bit ucomfortable . but leaving plane in rain on those stairs, is unique :D
I’ve been flying Ryanair for the past 21 years. If you go in knowing what to expect, then they are great.
Or rather - if you go in expecting nothing!
@@jatterhog 🤣🤣
Flew Ryanair recently. Totally acceptable, incredibly kind crew. As a normal Virgin, United, and BA flyer, I have absolutely no troubles flying Ryanair again.
Any landing you walk away from is a good landing; if they can still use the aircraft afterwards then that's better still. The dark landings into Stockholm Skavsta were very unsettling; the planes flew low and slow through cloud and fog all the way to the ground - there was always a collective gasp when the wheels hit the ground!
Going to fly with it, they changed airbus to max, super scared 😢 You are so calm and nonchalant.
Man, the view at 6:01... Beautiful!
Thanks! Sweden is often rather gorgeous especially when it's both sunny and frosty.
@@Flightradar24DotCom on which seat did you stay when you filmed that?
1:07 The text says "Deposit bag as the symbol shows. Deposit only one bag at a time"
Maybe it's for confiscated bags or something?
I've become a big fan of the Max. It's a beautiful aircraft.
197 seats is a lot to cram into a fuselage the size of the 737-800. When people are packed that densely into such a small space it creates discomfort and often breeds conflict. That's why I always say that even though FR is one of the safest airlines out there, flying with them could be hazardous to your mental health. I can put up with FR on a sub-1 hour flight, e.g. LPL-DUB, but I avoid them like the plague on anything longer. You're lucky you weren't stuck sitting next to a skitstovel on your flight to Skelleftea 😆
🤣 you make a good point.
Beautiful raynair
My face when u boarded by gate that’s so rare 😂😂
Beautiful plane
It wouldn't stop me travelling because they are upgrading to the Max-8 but still prefer the tried trusted 800 in much the same way I did the old noisy 200's when they got phased out.
Du fick typ deras första plan med den där typen av winglets
What airport is it departing from?
When was this recorded? There is waaaaay more snow there right now lol. Has to be around 3-4months ago.
Yes it was November!
Do all of Ryanair's feet of 737's have built in air stairs? I've noticed on other videos and pics whenever deboarding onto tarmac they have the their own stairs at the front. Is this just on routes whoever the airport is smaller and doesn't have a jetway?
Nope all Ryanair's planes havr that for save prices
All of them. AFAIK Boeing were going to drop the option until FR asked for them on a massive -800 order.
Generally FR don't use jetways, even at gates that have them. I'd imagine possibly in Nordic countries in winter as we see here they may do.
Usual practice is upon arrival deploy the front built in stairs so disembarking can start whilst air stairs are driven to the rear so 2 doors used for planing/deplaning
We want a weekend in Dublin City 🏙️ can we manage with e bags the bags we can carry on one each if that makes sense.We love Ireland 🇮🇪 we normally go by ferry ⛴️ but want a weekend away we live so near.We want to try a week end away.Thank you.🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
Those air stairs at the front look somewhat flimsy compared to the ones at the back. Are they an on-board set?
All Ryanair 737s have built-in forward airstairs. It makes for speedier ground handling, especially since most flights do not park at an airbridge.
FOWL! The ice on the runway made the landing look smoother than it was intended to be 🤣.
Also, mad respect for the flight attendants opening the doors to such chilly outside conditions in their light costumes.
FOWL? I never saw a chicken.
Where was flight to?
OK, so you enjoyed a one-hour flight in a bulkhead, window seat. Now try a three-hour flight in any B or E seat (any non-window seat, really);aft of, say, row 7 or 8. Your opinion might just be somewhat modified. I flew Krakow to London on Ryanair subsidiary Buzz in a Max 8. It was virtually indistinguishable from their standard 800.
Yes likely true, but 3 hours in a middle seat would be a terrible experience on any airline!
The water levels seem to be lower in the north of Sweden
When it's a rookie at the helm, it's definitely safer to land hard than light... especially in the Nordic countries. Wish I had a chance to try out BRA's 146... sigh...
RYR airbridge boarding !😮😮😮
That landing was so smooth. That Pilot is fired lol.
Haha!
A more realistic review would have been from the back on a full flight of more than two hours. But I get your point that the worst airlines can have good flights that sometimes densely configured planes may have a decent 💺.
Yes very true!
Well the first terminal you visited
the picture on the bulkhead is varied per plane
Again, a no earning flight??Is it really worthwhile to illustrate a midday flight to Northern Sweden, from one empty airport to another. What is it like in Christmas/New Year???
You come back
Never understood the hate for them, they have never crashed or 1 casualty.. Been flying with them for 7 years straight now, and to be honest, I only ever remember having 3 hard landings, the rest have been normal smooth landings.
Sidenote, as a aviation enthusiast, most if not all my friends love the MAX 8, never have I heard its been ''dreaded''
All quite true! The hate is almost like a game people play at this point, and that Ryanair plays back. Take a look at their social media, they're intentionally harsh and sassy with people. But it turns out if you actually fly them, it's really not like that (and even the hard landings thing is just a special kind of running joke at this point). Meanwhile the referenced dread is among most people who hear about the Max 8-200 specifically, and how dense they've made it. But like in the case of the hate, when you actually fly it, you realize it's really not so bad. As we did!
For me its the first time seeing a Ryanair Plane on a Jetway xD
Haha yeah very rare! But not in Stockholm.
You can see Ryanair using jetbridges in almost every airport in Spain too
Their planes are leased so everything is new. Can't get better than that
Its only "dreaded" because the media tell you to think that way... oh and people can't understand every airline / company have their own policies... in this case one that is a leader in continuing to keep fares low for everyone to be able to travel.
Which is pretty much the conclusion we come to in the video.
I really like Ryan air but the max isn’t for me. If they’re keeping the 800’s I may still use them
MAX is completely fine. Very safe aircraft, as statistics have shown since the ungrounding.
What is the difference between a MAX 8 and MAX 8-200?
The -200 is built for more passengers; biggest difference is an extra set of exit doors.
My Ryanair MAX flight was the worst Ryanair flight I've ever had. So little room for my legs 😟
Is it my imagination or has someone already vandalised one of the (inner) windows used for filming by scrawling on it with something sharp?
Be a generation Zed child thinking it can get away with destroying anything not theirs...
2F is not a crash test for a ryanair max seat pitch !
Top marks for choosing a relevant sample here... (Paying for one of the 6 seats that isn't totally unbearable and then declaring that means ryanair flights are good).
Top marks for sarcasm!
The scratches on the window
People trying to get in from being stranded on the wings, do you bring a magnifying glass with you on flights and pretend you are Sherlock Holmes
O slamming 🎉!
The toilets at the rear are very narrow, and the legroom is poor if you're 6 foot. Why don't they make the rear of the seat from soft plastics for the poor knees.
Ils disent que ryanair est avion qui tremble beaucoup durant le vol , et lors de plus faible turbulences, on croit l'avion tomber !! Qu'est ce que vous pensez sur ça ??
Zoli! Szia!
Bulkhead seat and a jet bridge? What is this kind of luxery?
Might as well be Singapore Airlines, I know.
Not really a fan of bulkhead window seats because there's nowhere to put your carry-on in front of you, but an aisle seat would be tolerable I guess. How much extra did you have to pay to get the bulkhead though? From what I've seen, on these airlines by the time you add all the things you need onto the base fare, it ends up costing as much or more than a real airline anyway.
It was all included in their top level fare which as mentioned in the video was about $130 USD. Even adding all the bells and whistles they still tend to come out cheaper in Sweden because "full service" SAS charges you for everything like seats and bags too!
Got to be honest i want to defend Ryanair lol no nonsense airline, keep within the rules and your all good. Whilst there policies appear strict actually when your at the gate the staff aren't really bothered. As for the hard landings.... To be fair to the pilots it's somewhat part of there training, firm landing ensure good braking action etc, plus they hate go-around cos go-around cost money🤣
The 737 is notoriously hard to land compared to a320 for example. Faster approach speeds, smaller landing gear struts. And Ryanair first officers tend to be pretty new to the game also
Anyway that's my two pennies worth lol
Lol you have a secret obsession with Ryanair 🤣
This is true!
I also appreciate Ryanair, and find the Max8/200 really comfortable. The quiet engines makes the aircraft noticeably better than the old 800s. I know that a lot of people love to hate them probably just because they think it makes appear them as cool 'a cut above' people 😂
experience is less pleasant on fully pack flight on rear rows, let's admit leg space is under acceptable minimum
You can’t compare Bra with Ryan. That competition has Bra already won. Nicer planes, nicer interior and they fly to Bromma which is better than Arlanda.
We accept Ryanair flights form the smallest Ryanair plane to the 737 Max!
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Ahh, that was sweet ride! Beautiful plane, so it's a budget LCC, that's what people want to pay, right? Ryanair does pretty damn fine by the look of it, such success and growth isn't made by mediocre aviation. Looking forward to the BRA ATR run...one of the most environmentally conciouse airlines, flying a super-efficient turboprop!
I think I'd do a 737-MAX over a noisy ATR any day of the week.
strange seeing them use the jetway wtf
Now try a 12pm flight to Alicante lol
Hehe yes.
Ryanair's 737 are way more comfortable than ITA's 320s. The only thing stopping me from flying them is that it is often at very inconvenient airports, especially for me since I live in Paris
I confess that I watch this video solely because I want to know whether the landing is hard.
LOL
Before hard landing: after BUTTER landing
The stairs looks too outdated and Narrow after landing.
I hate Boeing 737’s, I usually have anxiety during flights but its way higher whenever I’m on a B737. I know they aren’t that bad and are a workhorse of aviation with good safety record however, I Lost trust in Boeing as a company when it surfaced that they clearly are gravitating towards profit more than safety. The aircraft model is a big factor when buying airline tickets.
How can you hate it
The media makes you hate it, but is not bad
I think the BRA should win
no train wins
I like MAX because finally seats have better covers. Feels like a Airbus now :) And it's quiet like an Airbus :)
Smooth landing of Ryanair 737? What?
A firm landing is a safe landing. There is no reason to float above and on the runway in order to satisfy the delicate butts of armchair youtube pilots.
Just having a bit of fun!
Any landing that you walk away from is a great landing.🙈
I swear if a 6 yr old comes into the comment section and says: “tHe 736MaX iS uNsAfE!!1!!” I will give up on this world.
Love Ryanair, but fella... sit 15 rows back and review, and on a full flight. You're just an advert, not a review..
I've had from the best to the worst when flying Ryanair. Overall positive given the price differentiation.
Have taken FR for short hops around the Baltic, and about 3 of the flights were in the Max. Actually one GBG-STO I got 1st row randomly assigned which was super nice considering that reserving that seat would have cost more than the ticket and nice views of the cockpit during boarding. Huge glass avionics.
As of 198 seats. It's nice for low season hops in these kind of routes where I could shuffle to window seats a few times. Less nice in full flights.
And for once that I spent what I consider a lot for a FR flight (200€), I had some dumb luck: Turns out the usual flight with the airline I tend to chose when coming back from home had a technical incident and returned to base. In the FR flight I just slept and strangely the 737 seating seemed more roomy than the A320 of the competitor.
Whats the point fo doing a review like this then choosing the bulkhead? Makes no sense to test a high density aircraft then choosing the row with most legroom.
The new interiors look stunning, but the seats are a lot more uncomfortable than older versions.