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Offline Grumpmeister

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Talk about taking the piss
« on: March 02, 2009, 11:16:44 AM »
Lousy flight service, overpriced drinks and now you are planning on charging passengers to use the toilet? I know you get what you pay for but this is ridiculous.  eeek:

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Irish budget airline Ryanair has said it is considering charging passengers for using the toilet while flying.

Chief executive Michael O'Leary told the BBC that the Dublin-based carrier was looking at maybe installing a "coin slot on the toilet door".

Consumer group Which? said the airline was putting "profit before passengers".

Last week Ryanair confirmed it planned to close all of its airport check-in desks by the end of the year in a bid to reduce the cost of its flights.

'Fast buck'

Ryanair aims to offer low basic ticket prices, and then charge extra for items such as checking in at the airport or for additional luggage.

"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," he told the BBC.

He added: "I don't think there is anybody in history that has got on board a Ryanair aircraft with less than a pound."

But Rochelle Turner, head of research at Which? Holiday, said: "It seems Ryanair is prepared to plumb any depth to make a fast buck and, once again, is putting profit before the comfort of its customers.

"Charging people to go to the toilet might result in fewer people buying overpriced drinks on board, though - that would serve Ryanair right."
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Re: Talk about taking the piss
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2009, 11:20:56 AM »
Well the passengers will soon be finding a use for all the empty tin cans  noooo:
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Re: Talk about taking the piss
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2009, 11:23:31 AM »
From the Independent:


Ryanair says it may charge passengers £1 each to spend a penny on planes. But we have discovered a safety card revealing that the plans of its chief executive, Michael O'Leary, do not stop there ...



1 In the event of a sudden loss of pressure, oxygen masks will descend. Please insert £1 coin to release the flow.

2 Adopt the crash position, with your head between your legs. There you will find details of our Compassion scheme, notifying next of kin of your love. Fees are payable by direct debit.

3 Emergency exits are located to the side and rear of the cabin. These are easily activated with a swipe of a credit card.

4 Evacuation chutes will inflate externally, for hire at a rate of £5 per person. Please pay before jumping.

5 At the bottom of the chute, crew will hold you in position until rescue boats arrive. Tickets £10 each.

6 Thank you for reading this. A dissemination fee will be deducted automatically from the account with which you booked your flight. Please fly Ryanair again. We know you have a choice.


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Re: Talk about taking the piss
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2009, 11:24:34 AM »
Also:

*Take an empty bottle through security and fill it at the water fountain "airside" to avoid the £3 onboard water; in extremis a container could save a toilet trip.


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Re: Talk about taking the piss
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2009, 11:31:52 AM »
Also:

*Take an empty bottle through security and fill it at the water fountain "airside" to avoid the £3 onboard water; in extremis a container could save a toilet trip.



And if they can get it past airport security at the other end some bright spark could make it a 'souvenir' to send to Ryanair's head office.
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Re: Talk about taking the piss
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2009, 11:43:52 AM »
Given the amount of times I visit the loo on a plane that would cost me a fortune!  eeek:

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Re: Talk about taking the piss
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2009, 11:44:27 AM »
You'd have to cross yer legs, like
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Re: Talk about taking the piss
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2009, 12:00:36 PM »
Given the amount of times I visit the loo on a plane that would cost me a fortune!  eeek:
You need one of those wee tube things and a big bucket like...  whistle:
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Re: Talk about taking the piss
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2009, 12:34:19 PM »
Given the amount of times I visit the loo on a plane that would cost me a fortune!  eeek:
You need one of those wee tube things and a big bucket like...  whistle:
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Re: Talk about taking the piss
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2009, 12:34:38 PM »
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Re: Talk about taking the piss
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2009, 12:35:22 PM »
Given the amount of times I visit the loo on a plane that would cost me a fortune!  eeek:
You need one of those wee tube things and a big bucket like...  whistle:
Only when you fly Catheter Pacific.


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Re: Talk about taking the piss
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2009, 12:44:34 PM »
Given the amount of times I visit the loo on a plane that would cost me a fortune!  eeek:
You need one of those wee tube things and a big bucket like...  whistle:
Only when you fly Catheter Pacific.
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Re: Talk about taking the piss
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2009, 12:45:40 PM »
DS is on form at present. It must be the new pills
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Re: Talk about taking the piss
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2009, 01:04:59 PM »
It's less a urine thing and more a vomit thing.  redface:

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Re: Talk about taking the piss
« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2009, 01:10:50 PM »
It's less a urine thing and more a vomit thing.  redface:

Do Ryanair charge to use the vomit bags too?