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Ryanair need pilots + Monarch bust = No need to cancel Ryanair flights
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Spare a thought for poor ole Michael O’Leary, Chief Executive of Ryanair.
After arriving in a hotel in Manchester, he went to the bar and asked for a pint of Guinness.
The barman nodded and said, "That will be £1 please, Mr. O’Leary."
Somewhat taken aback, O'Leary replied, "That's very cheap," and handed over his money.
"Well, we do try to stay ahead of the competition", said the barman. "And we are serving free pints every Wednesday from 6 pm until 8 pm. We have the cheapest beer in England".
"That is remarkable value", Michael comments.
"I see you don't seem to have a glass, so you'll probably need one of ours. That will be £3 please."
O'Leary scowled, but paid up.
He took his drink and walked towards a seat. "Ah, you want to sit down?" said the barman. "That'll be an extra £2. You could have pre-booked the seat, and it would have only cost you £1."
"I think you may be too big for the seat sir, can I ask you to sit in this frame please".
Michael attempts to sit down but the frame is too small and when he can't squeeze in, he complains "Nobody would fit in that little frame".
"I'm afraid if you can't fit in the frame you'll have to pay an extra surcharge of £4 for your seat sir".
O'Leary swore to himself, but paid up. "I see that you have brought your laptop with you" added the barman. "And since that wasn't pre-booked either, that will be another £3."
O'Leary was so incensed that he walked back to the bar, slammed his drink on the counter, and yelled, "This is ridiculous, I want to speak to the manager".
"I see you want to use the counter," says the barman, "that will be £2 please."
O'Leary's face was red with rage. "Do you know who I am?"
"Of course I do Mr. O'Leary."
"I've had enough! What sort of a Hotel is this? I come in for a quiet drink and you treat me like this. I insist on speaking to a manager!"
"Here is his e-mail address, or if you wish, you can contact him between 9.00 am and 9.01am every morning, Monday to Tuesday at this free phone number. Calls are free, until they are answered, then there is a talking charge of only £1 per second, or part thereof".
"I will never use this bar again".
"OK sir, but do remember, we are the only hotel in England selling pints for £1."“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostIs it really that different?
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MqHQov0yl1I/maxresdefault.jpg
A321s (and most Airbus's) have a joystick
https://www.aviationmegastore.com/im...b/113601_0.jpgComment
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Originally posted by TestMangler View PostI'm not going to pretend to be an expert on such matters, but isn't the landing bit quite important in the whole 'flying' process.
Here's his reply:
No. We always fly it ourselves on takeoff. Most guys hand fly the aircraft for a few minutes and then engage autopilot.
Only landings are done on autopilot - but mostly we fly those ourselves as well.
Automatic landings are only usually done in poor visibility ie. Fog.
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For those interested I am contracting at a private airport at the moment and was chatting to a few of the guys here about Monarch, Ryanair etc. None of the Ryanair fleet is more than 6 years old, and they have some 20 odd planes on order to be delivered before 2020. I doubt very much that they're in financial hot water.
Re speculation about the Monarch pilots going to Ryanair, apparently the pilot market is pretty bouyant at the moment despite being a little out of season, and most here seem to doubt anyone would want to go from working at Monarch to Ryanair.
Edit; For those interested, PPRUNE is a good source of aviation info which I stumbled upon a good couple years ago when MH370 happened: http://www.pprune.org/Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostAccelerate. Brake. Up. Down.
Simples....
Straight up.
qhHe had a negative bluety on a quackhandle and was quadraspazzed on a lifeglug.
I look forward to your all knowing and likely sarcastic and unhelpful reply.
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Originally posted by quackhandle View PostA guy down the pub said Monachs is all Automatics and Ryanairs is manuals, so if their drivers have passed a manual test then they can drive them Ryans planes.
Straight up.
qh
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Originally posted by greenlake View PostI wouldn't believe anything they tell you in that pub....
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostBring your own joy stick.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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