Ryanair has issued a notice to passengers, urging them to avoid wearing a specific item while on board. The airline, which operates from several UK airports such as Belfast, Birmingham, and Manchester, is a popular choice among British holidaymakers and tourists during the summer months.
With Easter now behind us and the focus shifting towards the warmer months ahead, Ryanair has released an important update for travellers. The airline stated: “Please note: Passengers do not look cool wearing sunglasses on board.”
Ryanair competes with other airlines such as Jet2, Easyjet, and TUI, as well as British Airways, Wizz Air, Lufthansa, and others offering both budget and mid-range domestic and international flights.
The announcement sparked a range of reactions from passengers. One holidaymaker commented: “I have never understood why airlines don’t first board a plane, from the seats in the back. It will be a lot quicker boarding.”
Another traveller posted online: “No mess with hand luggage etc. Why would anyone sit in the plane longer than necessary? Because you have ‘priority boarding.’”
A further passenger stated: “The biggest blight on most flights is ‘Carry on Luggage’. It slows down the whole boarding process as well as the exit procedure. Passengers at the front half of the aircraft having to put their luggage in the back half of the aircraft causing chaos when landing. Especially as the numpties who insist on standing immediately on touch down, and block the route to your bag.”
One amused commenter joked: “It’ll come as a blow to Tom Cruise – I guess he’ll be cancelling all his Ryanair bookings then,” referring to Ryanair’s post featuring a snap of the Hollywood star sporting sunglasses as Maverick in Top Gun.
“Gotta shield our eyes from that highlighter-yellow cabin,” another holidaymaker quipped on social media.
“Looking at Ryanair surroundings requires a filter I’m afraid,” a further passenger chuckled in response to the Facebook post.
Another weighed in with: “If it’s good enough for the driver, it’s good enough for the passengers. You don’t look cool wearing them in your house either,” came yet another response.
This follows a recent list of items that Ryanair has now prohibited travellers from packing in their suitcases and hand luggage. Among the banned items are guns, firearms, and other devices that discharge projectiles. Devices capable of, or appearing capable of, causing serious injury by discharging a projectile are also included on the list.
