Ryanair currently boasts the status as Europe’s largest low-fares airline with
over 100 aircraft. 

Ryanair work closely with Cabin Crew recruitment agencies so applying direct
is not necessarily advantageous.  Similar to Easyjet, Ryanair states that previous
Cabin Crew experience isn’t required.   Also Assessment days are arranged with
successful candidates being offered a place on the 5 week training course.  The
Airline states that the Assessment day has no competitive element and
adds ‘all candidates who meet our criteria will be offered a place on a training course’.

Candidates should reflect the Airline supposedly fun loving, outgoing and a team player.
Successful candidates may well feel part of a team but does that team
include Ryanair, it seems that successful candidates get offered a three
contract with a Cabin Crew Agency.  It is only after 12 months that Ryanair will
contemplate giving you a direct contract, and this is based on performance. 

The Airline’s website does make reference to likely hours, it states ‘Generally
you will work for 6 days and the have 3 days off followed by 6 days working
and then 2 days off.  Your working week will consist of one week of early shifts
(generally between the hours of 06.00 to 16.00) to a late shift the following week
(generally between the hours of 16.00 to 23.00).  You will work approximately
40 hours a week.  At Ryanair there are no planned overnights.’

You have an opportunity, after 6 months, to request a transfer to any
of Ryanair’s 16 bases.  Currently the UK bases include Luton, Stansted,
Liverpool, Glasgow and East Mildands.  You must live within one-hour travel
of the designated base.