Review of Ryanair flight Edinburgh Fuerteventura Island in Economy

Airline Ryanair
Flight FR5683
Class Economy
Seat 4F
Aircraft Boeing 737 MAX 8
Flight time 04:25
Take-off 24 Nov 22, 08:35
Arrival at 24 Nov 22, 13:00
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By BRONZE 530
Published on 6th February 2023

Hello everyone,

Welcome to my first trip on the Ryanair MAX 8-200; I was excited to finally get a flight on this plus I’d never been to FUE.

As Ryanair have increased the number of aircraft at EDI, I was able to catch a round trip to FUE for around £60 for a quick weekend away.

Early morning departure at 0835 for FR5683, onboard EI-HGF, just under 3 years old. Here she is…


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Typical Ryanair boarding process, extra early and held in the cold tarmac until able to board. Can’t complain though with those views of the MAX! 

 Today I paid for seat 4F to get some engine pictures.


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We were on our way with a slight delay of around 10 minutes and a planned airborne time of 4hrs 38mins.

Is it just me or do those MAX engines seem to take a while to come to life?
 
Departure from RW24 at EDI. 


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Typical view of the bridges on departure.


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Appeared to have a decent load factor too.

Some cabin views and refreshments as we climb up to FL370.


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My attempt at trying to get a picture of the plug exit doors giving 10 exits on this Ryanair MAX.


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Flight time passed not too badly with some buy on board runs, some downloaded programmes on my ipad and of course, a window view.


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Beginning the descent and approach.


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And a smooth landing too!


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Routing for today.


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Some shots deplaning my first Ryanair MAX 8-200.


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Verdict

Ryanair

4.5/10
Cabin6.0
Cabin crew8.0
Entertainment/wifi1.5
Buy-on-board menu2.5

Edinburgh - EDI

9.0/10
Efficiency8.5
Access9.5
Services9.0
Cleanliness9.0

Fuerteventura Island - FUE

7.4/10
Efficiency7.5
Access6.5
Services8.0
Cleanliness7.5

Conclusion

Standard flight with Ryanair. Great to try their MAX. Crew were very friendly and professional throughout.

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4 Comments

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  • Comment 620701 by
    Pilpintu TEAM 997 Comments
    Hello, there!

    Here she is…

    Wow! That's an impressive photo!

    some buy on board runs, some downloaded programmes on my ipad and of course, a window view.

    Sounds like the perfect onboard entertainment to me! I have seen Ryanair's BOB menu ad it looks very complete!

    Thanks for the beautiful aerials! I hope you had a great time in your weekend getaway!
    Thanks for sharing!
  • Comment 620812 by
    KévinDC TEAM SILVER 6731 Comments
    Nice report as always! You almost make Ryanair look good...Almost! It's amazing how they can cram 200 pax on a 737 max without it being any more cramped than their standard Y189 738s. I know these special "Max 8-200" are specially configured for that, but it's still kind of mind-boggling.

    Thanks for sharing!

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