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Mitthrawnuruo t1_j86f7b7 wrote

I’ve been on Ryan air. The list isn’t nearly restrictive enough.

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Loki-L t1_j86tmjv wrote

Ryan Air flights don't have fatal crashes, but if you are on one for long enough you might start to wish they did.

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CulturedClub t1_j86o5sg wrote

At one time Ryanair had the newest fleet of planes in the world.

You may well not like their pricing structure (does anyone?) but they're a very safe airline.

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rinfodiv t1_j87g7q5 wrote

Lion Air in Indonesia crashed a 737-800 in April 2013 that was delivered in Feb 2013.

New doesn’t = safe.

Edit: dates, point remains the same

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LangMildInteressant t1_j87l1je wrote

Running properly maintained equipment is one aspect of safety and new equipment hasn't had time or use to degrade and is therefore mechanically sound and therefore safe.

One of the other aspects of safety, perhaps the most important, is competent pilots, engineers, and air traffic controllers. I'd venture that Lion Air has less experienced pilots and lower requirements to get hired. An inexperienced pilot can crash a new plane.

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boysan98 t1_j87t6vd wrote

That is not the argument you think it is. That reflects more on bad pilots or poor maintaince. The 737-800’s crashes are overwhelmingly pilot error or maint failures. I see one that might be because of manufacturing issues.

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teh_maxh t1_j87mjmo wrote

Ryanair might be uncomfortable, but they're not unsafe.

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