Originally Posted by
Xlr8neo
So here is what's happening from what I can see
you now don't get the best seats last
seats are allocated b c d e from middle of plane going backwards and forwards you are then left with mostly a and f seats from 6 to 29.
30 and 31 are left till last for weight and Balalce.
The rest are random from what I can see in the 50 or so tests I have made 16 and 17 are now not left till last and it seems the yellow seats also get allocate irregularly.
i believe it's now randomised or extremely complicated
i have not been able to get the seats I would have expected on any occasion so it's pot luck now I'm afraid.
i have been given 2 times 16 and 17 rows extral leg room when yellow and light blue seats were available.
if you want a seat where you want a seat pay for it no point in complaining ryan air have found out we never paid for a seat we wanted because there algorithm was so easy to predict.
as long as people post those things instead of keeping it a secret they will find out apologies for the bad and inevitable news. It was just a matter or time
Long time lurker, first time poster. Just flown MAN-NUE on a relatively quiet FR flight. Plenty of empty seats, but the computer assigned me 33A, despite there being plenty of empty B and E seats elsewhere on the plane. After completing online check-in (via the Ryanair app), there was an option to purchase a seat. This disappears two hours before departure (i.e., as soon as online check-in closes).
On departure, cabin crew were happy to allow separated people to move around the cabin. Fortunately, we had a slot delay so take-off was not compromised, but I imagine it would be if we had a tight turnaround. One interesting thing to note was that the last five rows needed exactly five people in them for weight distribution. Because of this, a man who joined his wife from further up the aircraft was told he couldn't sit in row 30, but both were able to move further up the aircraft. When the woman had left, the cabin crew had to find a volunteer from further up the plane to move back to make up for the missing pax at the back.
As such, it seems that the algorithm is far more complicated than just assigning individual travellers B and E seats. I got a window seat despite there being plenty of middle seats left, and there seems to be a link with weight distribution calculations required by flight deck crew. It must be noted that there is also an option to pay for a seat after one has checked in. No-one else has mentioned this from what I can tell so maybe it is a new thing which they are gradually rolling out.
I am due to fly NUE-BGY tomorrow on FR metal. I will be sure to report back on my experience.