- One very unexpected thing of being in a suit in an airport
is that two people already think I work here
and have asked me where the toilets are.
Actually, I wanna know where the toilets are.
I'm not much help to anybody.
Welcome to my actual home.
Today, I'm doing something a little bit different.
We all know Ryanair as the lowest of the low cost carriers.
But is it possible to make Ryanair feel first-class?
Well, today I'm gonna find out,
'cause I'm gonna fly to Madrid.
I bought a ticket, £14.99,
and I'm gonna spend a little bit extra
to try and make this feel like a first-class experience.
But first, I'm going to change into something
a little bit more
luxurious.
(upbeat hip-hop music)
That's more like it.
Now, I think I've put the most in it.
So it's time to go.
♪ I put that work in ♪
♪ Now watch me work ♪
♪ I ain't talking 9 to 5 ♪
♪ I'm talking all the time ♪
♪ I put that work in ♪
♪ Now watch me work ♪
♪ I put that work in ♪
♪ Now watch me work ♪
♪ I put that work in ♪
♪ Now watch me work ♪
♪ I ain't talking 9 to 5 ♪
♪ I'm talking all the time ♪
So for a super luxurious journey to the airport,
I'm using the car service Wheely, which I love,
and they offer two different kinds of car service,
business-class and first-class.
And of course I went for first-class,
which means I got an S-class Mercedes,
which is so comfortable, so much room and space.
And you even get Evian to drink.
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So we've arrived to Stansted Airport.
That was a really comfortable ride.
Thank you so much.
This was very sexy.
And now let's see how Stansted Airport fares
in making this journey first-class.
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Stansted Airport terminal is packed today.
I'd say the next way we're gonna make
this experience first-class
is by going through the FastTrack security lane,
which I'm already paid for.
Hopefully, it's gonna make everything much quicker.
There is a lot of people milling about here,
so I'm hoping this is gonna be quick.
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So whilst the staff were pretty rude
and it didn't feel like the most premium experience ever,
it was much quicker.
The keys were absolutely enormous in security,
and so I got through much faster than anybody else did.
I've just got through now
but I've spotted this other sign that says
FastTrack behind me.
FastTrack plus.
I don't know if this is gonna work for us,
but I'm gonna have a go.
I'm sure I'm by the toilets, it smells "toilety".
We scan our boarding pass here.
Right through these doors, behind me,
instead of having to walk through the whole terminal,
The Escape Lounge is right here.
And so actually, that cheeky little FastTrack lane
helped me out.
Avoided the crowds,
and now I can head in here.
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Hi, how are you?
I've got Priority Pass, but I also made a booking,
so then if I need it to make a booking.
- [Airport Agent] What name was it?
- It's Kelvin.
- [Airport Agent] Nicky Kelvin.
- That's right.
Okay, great.
So to make this experience premium,
had to come to the one and only lounge at Stansted,
and that is The Escape Lounge,
where they do hot food, of which today there is
a chickpea curry and some pasta basil pesto.
Lots of cold, nice snacks here,
but right over here is a bar.
And there's only one way you can make
a first-class experience first-class,
and that's where the bit of fizzy wine.
Ooh, can't drink it with a mask on.
Try that again.
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I remember when this was a thing, that used to be a thing.
Emirates, it definitely not here anymore. I wish.
I wish I was flying Emirates first-class today. Oh my God.
So next up, I need to make this experience nice and comfy.
So I've come to WH Smith's to get myself
a lovely neck pillow.
I think we gonna go for,
there's got to be one with planes, right?
That should fit quite nicely.
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So arrived to gate 30 at Stansted,
which is where the flight is gonna depart from.
And one way that I've tried to make this
even more first-class
is by paying for Priority Boarding.
I think this whole key might be Priorities,
so I'm not sure how Priority it's gonna be,
but, let's go see.
Hey, ya. Thank you.
- [Airport Agent] Do you have your passenger locator form?
- Yeah.
- [Airport Agent] And the test or vaccines?
- Vaccine.
Thank you very much.
Well, that was a little bit confusing
and my Priority wasn't really recognized.
So not feeling so first-class right now.
The escalator is locked off,
so that means I schlep the bags down.
And this looks not very first-class.
I hate this.
Making key, to making key.
What's the point?
Starting to fall down a little bit here.
Just a little bit.
Still happy. Still in my suit.
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So now I'm on board.
The main way that I've managed to make this experience
very first-class is to sit in the best seat in the house,
and that is seat 1A.
It's right at the front of the plane,
right by the door, unlimited leg room,
I mean, look at this.
More leg room than you could ever know what to do with.
Very spacious.
The seat doesn't come with much.
It doesn't recline.
It's got a little arm rest on the side here,
and then the arm rest here.
You can pull out a little tray table.
And that's about what you've got going on.
But that's about all you need for a short flight like this.
There's not much else going on in this seat.
But the other trick that I did
to ensure that I was gonna have lots of space
is to book the seat next to me.
It was only 15 pounds for the ticket, 20 quid to book this
and for 35 pounds I've guaranteed
an empty space right next to me.
And let me tell you,
this is feeling empty, spacious, and luxurious.
I've literally got more space
than I could ever need in the seat.
Pretty brilliant.
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If this isn't first-class, I don't know what is.
So the final piece of the puzzle is the food.
I'm pretty hungry, and on every first-class flight,
you need to have a nice meal.
I'm gonna do a beef lasagna.
I can see it right over here.
I actually think I've got to go and get it myself.
Here they are.
Actually looks pretty good.
I'm gonna take my seat.
Ooh! It feels hot.
Place you down. Pull out my tray table.
Rich and sau-
Ah! That is rich and saucy.
It's coming out of the end.
Definitely a rich and saucy lasagna.
It's all over my hand.
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I feel like in first-class you'd have somebody that, ah!
Help you do it, but,
need's most, I'm hungry.
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Beef lasagna, on Ryanair.
That is first-class.
That's actually delicious.
It's a winner. Thumbs up from me.
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Thank you.
We've made it to Madrid.
But was this a first-class experience?
Well, it was nice in the car.
The experience at Stansted wasn't the best.
People were rude at security,
although we did have FastTrack and we jumped the queue.
The lounge was okay.
Boarding was a shambles.
Sitting at the front of the plane,
now that was a winner.
That seat 1A is brilliant.
Warm champagne, Prosecco.
And actually very tasty lasagna.
It was all pretty good.
But was it first-class?
Nah.
But was it fun?
You bet.
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