Ryanair says to charge toilet fee

[westerby]

Ryanair says to charge toilet fee - or maybe not

Source: Yahoo News and Reuters

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20090227/to ... 5fb3c.html

Ryanair's chief executive said Europe's largest budget carrier might start charging passengers for using the toilet while flying, but his spokesman cautioned Michael O'Leary often just made things up at will.
"One thing we have looked at in the past and are looking at again is the possibility of maybe putting a coin slot on the toilet door so that people might actually have to spend a pound to spend a penny in future," O'Leary told BBC television.
He said this would not inconvenience passengers travelling without cash. "I don't think there is anybody in history that has got on board a Ryanair aircraft with less than a pound."
A spokesman said the airline had considered the fee as a possible source of extra revenue since passengers had the option of not using the toilet on board, but added that "maybe O'Leary was just taking the p*** this morning."
"Michael makes a lot of this stuff up as he goes along and while this has been discussed internally there are no immediate plans to introduce it," Stephen McNamara said in a statement.
O'Leary has a reputation as a cost-cutter, expanding Ryanair by offering low headline fares and charging extra for items such as additional luggage.
Last week, Ryanair announced it was to shut all check-in desks at airports and have passengers check in online instead.
"We're all about finding ways of raising discretionary revenue so we can keep lowering the cost of air travel," he said.

(Reporting by Tim Castle and Andras Gergely; Editing by Dan Lalor, John Stonestreet)

[Prenders88]

How is that going to work?
There is always a queue outside the bogs on a plane, someone coming out after their abloutions would just leave the door open for the next customer.

[arjay]

Sounds rather like he's taking the piss!!

[beer monkey]

Wonder if they will do a discount for people with weak bladders....and would it be more to take a dump..

[Aardvark]

That could be as much as a couple of pounds then...

[beer monkey]

A pound per pound charge.....but the bogs would need a weighing device fitted....so more expense that the traveller would have to pick up.

[mortiboy]

That would cost me a fortune!Because I am a gentleman,When I feel an urge to pass wind, I go to in the toilet,Even short flight could cost me a tenner!

[Bandung_Dero]

1st of April is more than a month away!

[rick]

Hmm, will not be long before the plane smells like the stairs in a multi-storey carpark.....

[rickfarang]

Hmm, will not be long before the plane smells like the stairs in a multi-storey carpark.....

My though, exactly.


They seem to be begging for more government regulation, don't they?

[arjay]

You can imagine, if the airline is a bit short of "readies" (cash) this month, pilots are instructed to induce a spot of turbulence, or do a bit of weaving, to stimulate a sudden rush to the toilets!!

I feel sure this was said more tongue in cheek, than as a serious proposition, though it gives members something to post/joke about! It would cause him more adverse publicity and customer reaction, than he would expect to raise in monetary terms.

Note the comment in the OP's quote:- "but his spokesman cautioned Michael O'Leary often just made things up at will".

[trubrit]

1st of April is more than a month away!

Whose joking?

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[arjay]

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Very funny, - sharing of oxygen is not permitted!

Insert your £1 coin in the overhead locker coin slot, open the locker and place your luggage inside!