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| Ryanair | London (STN) → Marseille (MRS) | 737-800 | Economy Class | 07/11/2021 | Short review - 2.9/5 |
Hello everyone and welcome to this new Flight review.
As part of Flightreviews.net's ambition to cover as many types of passenger experiences as possible, we are meeting today for a flight from Marseille-Provence to London-Stansted with Ryanair, the giant Irish low-cost airline.
Our flight will leave from Terminal 2. The latter is easily accessible with several parking areas close to the entrance.
Inside, it is a very simple terminal, undersized, which did not convince me. Indeed, as this terminal is dedicated to low-cost airlines, its layout is reduced to the bare minimum. As you can see in the picture below, we had to deal with a long queue. That's why I recommend you, and it's even more true when you travel with Ryanair, to arrive very early at the airport if you have luggage to check in. The process is often laborious, and if there is not enough room, you may miss your flight.
Anyway, after going through security, here I am, on the airside. Having accumulated a delay while waiting for check-in, I immediately head to the queue to wait for boarding.
The time has come! We board, on foot, of course, EI-ENM, an 11-year-old Boeing 737-800.
Here is the tail of the beautiful bird with the famous yellow harp on a blue background, the logo of the airline.
The fuselage shot is made, from the back this time!
We then discovered a cabin well-known to travellers. Although this cabin does not make a very good impression, with its yellowish lighting, its abundance of plastic, and its recurrent dirtiness, how can you complain when you have paid a very competitive price for your ticket?
I then join my seat, the 24A, and discover the view from my window.
The boarding continues.
A small detail: there are no longer any paper safety cards on Ryanair planes. They have been replaced by a plastic print on the front seat.
Legroom is obviously tight and as you can see, there is no seat pocket!
We simply have the classic tray table.
Outside, we meet some colleagues.
The boarding is completed, it's time to start the ride!
We align ourselves and take off from the 13L in the stride…
We turn left, the occasion for us to throw a last glance towards the airport before taking altitude.
Then comes the beautiful moment of cloud surfing…
The “Fasten Seatbelt sign” took a while to switch off. Therefore, some people took the liberty of standing up without waiting for permission.
Unfortunately with backlighting, the views through the window (very dirty, by the way) will not be exceptional.
We could nevertheless comfort ourselves with these two air-to-air.
A little art to reveal all the dirt in the window…
During the whole flight over France, a thick sea of clouds will accompany us.
Turbulence is felt, and the "Fasten Seatbelt" sign turns on.
It is only over the Channel that the sea of clouds will fade.
Shortly after arriving over England, we flew over London-Heathrow Airport.
We begin our descent.
To slow down our speed, the airbrakes are deployed.
We then make a sharp turn to line up.
And here we are in the final before the touchdown!
Pegasus' A320neo takes off over us after we clear the runway.
Then we meet some beautiful aircraft such as a former KLM 747 or a Qatar Executive private jet.
Welcome to Stansted, aka the home of Ryanair!
A 737 MAX or should I say a 737-8200 with the Irish low-cost airline.
We disembark by foot with some nice views of the aircraft.
We then enter a staircase followed by a corridor. It is interesting to know that Stansted airport does not have a lane for connecting passengers. For transit passengers, it is, therefore, necessary to collect their luggage and go through customs before being redirected to their next flight.
To conclude, it was a normal Ryanair flight on a regular route. Terminal 2 in Marseille would clearly deserve a refurbishment. About the airline: from a comfort point of view, it's a bad service from Ryanair. However, as I said before, you have to measure this against the price you pay. The price-quality ratio is still good. On arrival, Stansted Airport is quite satisfactory.
