Ryanair passengers ‘will not know if 737 Max is due to operate flight’

Ryanair’s aircraft allocation procedures mean passengers will not be told during the booking process whether or not their flights are due to be operated by Boeing 737 Max jets, according to group CE Michael O’Leary. He suggests, however, that the Irish carrier’s customers are unlikely to view this as a problem because “confidence in this aircraft will restore very rapidly”. “The reality is [if people want to know whether or not they are due to fly in a Max jet], the answer is that you won’t,” O’Leary said. “Because we won’t know. We do our aircraft allocations on a nightly basis. You’re booking your ticket six, eight weeks in advance.” Other Max operators, including Southwest and United, have indicated that customers will be made aware of the aircraft type they are due to fly on in advance of the travel date. But noting that he would place another order for Max jets “tomorrow, if the price was right”, O’Leary cites the example of consumers quickly regaining confidence in the Boeing 787 following the type’s grounding over safety fears in 2013.<br/>