I missed this one last week, but AP are reporting a story that was widely picked up about Ryan Air boss Michael O’Leary’s comments that Ryan Air could consider charging passengers a fee of £1 to use the toiled on board it’s aircraft.
From AP’s release:
Politicians and analysts agreed that the man who pioneered charging airline customers to check bags, to use a check-in desk, and even to use a credit or debit card to make an on-line booking just might be serious about mile-high toilet extortion, too.
Indeed, I remember walking in to an airport some years ago to find a sea of open suitcases with people frantically trying to repack on the floor of the check-in area. On enquiring I was told that Ryan Air had suddenly introduced a new baggage charging scheme which passengers were desperately trying to circumvent.
Many people have reacted with indignation to O’Leary’s remarks, as they often do. But unfortunately Ryan Air’s ticket sales keep on proving him right – what people want above all is cheap travel, and they’ll likely fly with their legs crossed to get it.
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This is a classic PR stunt. All that would happen is that nobody would buy a drink on the plane any more in case they needed the toilet!