A Ryanair flight attendant has shared some industry tips on ordering from the in-flight trolley. The airline's cabin crew sells refreshments, cosmetics, and even lottery scratch cards.
Speaking to the Mirror, one Ryanair staff member revealed cabin crew working for the Irish company are heavily encouraged to make as many sales as possible on flights and can earn up to £300 a month for doing so. One thing they recommend for anyone who scans their in-flight menu is their selection of hot drinks.
The flight attendant said: "The coffee and hot chocolate are actually quite good, particularly the coffee. The coffee is proper filter stuff. I'd drink it."
However, one item they advise against buying is the Twix. "Honestly, the price of a bar of chocolate onboard," they continued. "It's £2.25 for a Twix. I wouldn't go for that. I would bring my own with me."
The price of a 75g Twix from Tesco is 80p, meaning the cost on a Ryanair flight is almost three times more. Another flight attendant told the Mirror how it can be very stressful attempting to get everyone fed and watered during a short haul flight.
They explained: "A few weeks ago I did a flight in the evening. Ryanair stocks the bar first thing in the morning, so on lates you have whatever is left. The bar was empty when I got in board.
"It was a five hour flight to Tenerife. I spoke to this woman and she wanted food for her kids, I apologised and told her there's no food, there's not much I can do about it. But for her it became my fault.
"She said I'm 'useless', it's 'my fault' her kids are going to stave tonight. I 'should be ashamed'. The amount of times I have wanted to tell passengers exactly what I think of them...."
Other members of Ryanair staff have helped to lift the lid on some of the smaller. On occasions when passenger behaviour seems to be getting out of hand - often on flights back from Greek and Spanish party islands - staff have a trick up their sleeve.
A Ryanair pilot explained: "Sometimes if the passengers are being annoying then the cabin crew ask us to turn the seatbelt signs on as if there's turbulence, just so everyone sits down and the cabin crew can relax."
A flight attendant added: "We refer to it as our artificial turbulence, and yes it happens."
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