{"id":2122930,"date":"2026-09-01T17:25:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T14:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2122930"},"modified":"2026-09-01T17:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T14:25:24","slug":"ryanair-boeing-737-stairs-85-falls-in-three-years-ansv-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2122930","title":{"rendered":"Ryanair Boeing 737 stairs: 85 falls in three years, ANSV study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/76\/16\/1200x675_cmsv2_ff7b1ab4-076c-563e-a04f-50c60286f499-9897616.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2922337-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2922337\" data-cid=\"9897683\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2922337-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/76\/83\/189x106_cmsv2_5c3d3eb1-1a7e-5fc1-8c53-20c8df2cdb96-9897683.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A tractor pulls a boat from the sea as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Iran<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    US military says it struck IRGC targets in Iran\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2922304-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2922304\" data-cid=\"9897589\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2922304-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/75\/89\/189x106_cmsv2_7a2d2d05-1143-580a-b664-688b3f5e9748-9897589.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A view of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 1 September 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Kyrgyzstan<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    SCO challenges West as diverse group of nations pursues multipolar future\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2922300-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2922300\" data-cid=\"9897549\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2922300-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/75\/49\/189x106_cmsv2_3df27b53-5974-5182-9ee1-478628366f69-9897549.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discuss Ukraine at a meeting on 13 August 2025.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Von der Leyen vows response to Russian drone incident in Germany\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2922250-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2922250\" data-cid=\"9897256\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2922250-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/72\/56\/189x106_cmsv2_a9bcb032-705a-57ee-93fe-2901fe9088c6-9897256.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman prepares a Vampire attack drone near the front line in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. 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(AP Photo\/Roman Chop)\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Tech News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Russia&#8217;s Starlink copycat has failed so far, but still threatens Ukraine\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Business<\/p>\n<p>                          Business<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Ryanair Boeing 737 stairs: 85 falls in three years, ANSV study finds<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/76\/16\/1536x864_cmsv2_ff7b1ab4-076c-563e-a04f-50c60286f499-9897616.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"File photo dated Tuesday 21 July 2009: Ryanair planes at Stansted Airport, England. (AP Photo\/Matt Dunham)\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Archive photo from Tuesday 21 July 2009: Ryanair aircraft at Stansted Airport in England. (AP Photo\/Matt Dunham)<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. 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737s, but analysts say the key factor was passenger inattention.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--business js-article-content\">\n<p>Ryanair&#8217;s Boeing 737 hides a hazard just outside the cabin door: its retractable onboard stairs.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Passengers who have used them have faced a <strong>significantly higher risk of falling<\/strong> than those using stairs provided by airports. That is the conclusion of a study by the National Agency for Flight Safety (ANSV), published in August 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The study analysed falls reported in Italy during boarding and disembarkation between 2023 and 2025. Of 104 incidents, 85 involved passengers who used the forward integrated stairs of Boeing 737s. That accounts for <strong>82 per cent of cases<\/strong>, noted Corriere della Sera. <em>(source in Italian)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The scale of the figures is even clearer when compared with total passenger numbers. Over the same period the Irish airline carried around 27 per cent of all passengers in Italy. <strong>The other carriers, which make up the remaining 73 per cent, recorded 19 falls.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The trend is not confined to Italy. <strong>Since 2021 Ryanair has registered 489 falls on stairs,<\/strong> 360 of them (<strong>73 per cent<\/strong>) on the Boeing 737&#8217;s integrated stairway. According to ANSV, that is <strong>three times as many falls<\/strong> as those recorded on airport stairways.<\/p>\n<p>To track and analyse the incidents, ANSV used the ECCAIRS system, the digital platform run by the <strong>European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)<\/strong>. The system collects and analyses aviation safety data from EU countries.<\/p>\n<h2>Why are Ryanair&#8217;s Boeing 737 stairs linked to more falls?<\/h2>\n<p>For disembarkation, airlines often hire mobile stairs from airports. Ryanair&#8217;s Boeing 737 instead has the option of an <strong>integrated system that can be deployed while parked<\/strong>, allowing passengers to disembark without requiring airport handlers. This cuts disembarkation times and ground-service costs.<\/p>\n<p>The integrated stairway has 12 steps, about 61 centimetres wide and 20 high, with a tread depth of 25 centimetres and an inclination of 35 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>According to ANSV&#8217;s investigation, <strong>the dimensions &#8220;are at the limits for step height and steepness&#8221; compared with those used by airport operators<\/strong>, &#8220;who have lower steps and, usually, a less pronounced inclination, and platforms and treads that are considerably larger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It also notes that <strong>&#8220;the first step&#8221; of the stairway &#8220;is asymmetrical&#8221;<\/strong> for passengers on the way down because of the shape of the fuselage in relation to the step.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ireland&#8217;s air accident investigation unit (AAIU), <strong>EU regulations do not impose requirements on the size of integrated stairs<\/strong> because they are not deemed critical to flight operations.<\/p>\n<p>ANSV&#8217;s study began with three incidents <em>(source in Italian)<\/em> in <strong>Genoa, Venice and Bologna<\/strong>, in which three people suffered &#8220;serious injuries&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In Genoa on 22 March 2025, <strong>one person was taken by ambulance to hospital<\/strong> after a fall that occurred &#8220;most likely due to the <strong>inattention<\/strong> of the passenger&#8221;, according to ANSV&#8217;s reports.<\/p>\n<p>Two days later in Venice, another passenger suffered serious injuries after falling from the integrated stairs. According to staff, <strong>the passenger was carrying two suitcases and was not holding the handrail<\/strong>. In the Bologna incident, the passenger also fell while carrying two bags.<\/p>\n<p>After these incidents, <strong>Ryanair updated its disembarkation protocol<\/strong> and since 23 July cabin crew have been repeating <strong>the warning to use the handrail also in the language of the country of origin and destination<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The problem with the integrated stairs on the Boeing 737 had already been examined by the aviation safety agencies of Ireland and Spain (<strong>CIAIAC<\/strong>), after falls in 2021 in Dublin and in 2024 in Alicante.<\/p>\n<p>Following those incidents, <strong>the Spanish agency urged Boeing to redesign the stairway<\/strong>, reducing its steepness and increasing the surface area of the steps. CIAIAC also <strong>called on Ryanair to abandon use of the integrated system<\/strong> and rely solely on stairs provided by airport operators.<\/p>\n<p>No investigation carried out so far has concluded that the system is defective. ANSV has endorsed the Spanish recommendations to Boeing and Ryanair, while attributing the falls to human factors such as inattention and failure to use the handrail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-c-mention-original-translation\" class=\"c-mention-original-translation c-mention-original-translation--business\">\n<aside>This text was translated with the help of artificial intelligence and originally published in\u00a0Italian    <\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>                          Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div 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That is the conclusion of a study by the National Agency for Flight Safety (ANSV), published in August 2026.The study analysed falls reported in Italy during boarding and disembarkation between 2023 and 2025. Of 104 incidents, 85 involved passengers who used the forward integrated stairs of Boeing 737s. That accounts for 82 per cent of cases, noted Corriere della Sera. (source in Italian)The scale of the figures is even clearer when compared with total passenger numbers. Over the same period the Irish airline carried around 27 per cent of all passengers in Italy. The other carriers, which make up the remaining 73 per cent, recorded 19 falls.The trend is not confined to Italy. Since 2021 Ryanair has registered 489 falls on stairs, 360 of them (73 per cent) on the Boeing 737&#8217;s integrated stairway. According to ANSV, that is three times as many falls as those recorded on airport stairways.To track and analyse the incidents, ANSV used the ECCAIRS system, the digital platform run by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The system collects and analyses aviation safety data from EU countries.Why are Ryanair&#8217;s Boeing 737 stairs linked to more falls?For disembarkation, airlines often hire mobile stairs from airports. Ryanair&#8217;s Boeing 737 instead has the option of an integrated system that can be deployed while parked, allowing passengers to disembark without requiring airport handlers. This cuts disembarkation times and ground-service costs.The integrated stairway has 12 steps, about 61 centimetres wide and 20 high, with a tread depth of 25 centimetres and an inclination of 35 degrees.According to ANSV&#8217;s investigation, the dimensions &#8220;are at the limits for step height and steepness&#8221; compared with those used by airport operators, &#8220;who have lower steps and, usually, a less pronounced inclination, and platforms and treads that are considerably larger.&#8221;It also notes that &#8220;the first step&#8221; of the stairway &#8220;is asymmetrical&#8221; for passengers on the way down because of the shape of the fuselage in relation to the step.According to Ireland&#8217;s air accident investigation unit (AAIU), EU regulations do not impose requirements on the size of integrated stairs because they are not deemed critical to flight operations.ANSV&#8217;s study began with three incidents (source in Italian) in Genoa, Venice and Bologna, in which three people suffered &#8220;serious injuries&#8221;.In Genoa on 22 March 2025, one person was taken by ambulance to hospital after a fall that occurred &#8220;most likely due to the inattention of the passenger&#8221;, according to ANSV&#8217;s reports.Two days later in Venice, another passenger suffered serious injuries after falling from the integrated stairs. According to staff, the passenger was carrying two suitcases and was not holding the handrail. In the Bologna incident, the passenger also fell while carrying two bags.After these incidents, Ryanair updated its disembarkation protocol and since 23 July cabin crew have been repeating the warning to use the handrail also in the language of the country of origin and destination.The problem with the integrated stairs on the Boeing 737 had already been examined by the aviation safety agencies of Ireland and Spain (CIAIAC), after falls in 2021 in Dublin and in 2024 in Alicante.Following those incidents, the Spanish agency urged Boeing to redesign the stairway, reducing its steepness and increasing the surface area of the steps. CIAIAC also called on Ryanair to abandon use of the integrated system and rely solely on stairs provided by airport operators.No investigation carried out so far has concluded that the system is defective. 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