Ryanair Moves To Fully Allocated Seating
Ryanair has announced it will begin to allocate seats from next year - but it will still cost you.
Ryanair has announced a plan to move to fully allocated seating on all of its flights.
The budget carrier said the new system will be in force from February 1. The move comes after numerous customer complaints about the frenzied rush by passengers to secure the best seats.
The company said in a statement: "This return to allocated seating is Ryanair’s response to the enormous demand from our customers in recent weeks via Ryanair’s 'Tell MOL' customer feedback initiative.
"Ryanair’s decision to launch fully allocated seating is also part of the airline’s commitment to listen to its customers."
The announcement comes as the company revealed a profit rise of just 1% to £510m, in the six months to September 30.
Two months after Ryanair issued its first profit warning in a decade, the Ireland (Other OTC: IRLD - news) -based firm has now cut its profit forecast further for the financial year ending in March, to £423m and £440m.
It had previously estimated the full-year profit at £487m.
Shares in Ryanair were down more than 12% in trading on Monday afternoon, as investors fled from airline stocks.
Easyjet (Other OTC: EJTTF - news) shares lost 4.55% as the negative sentiment spread.
