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Spend a penny? Ryanair to charge for toilet use on flights

By
JANE WALSHE,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Saturday, January 16, 2010, 7:33 AM
Updated Saturday, January 16, 2010, 7:45 AM

 

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Ryanair, Ireland's low-cost airline
Ryanair, Ireland's low-cost airline

Ryanair, the Irish economy airline, has announced it will go ahead with controversial plans to charge passengers for using toilets during flights. The charge, of between $1.40 and $1.60 depending on currency, would operate on flights of one hour or less, a spokesperson Stephen McNamara told the Irish Times.

That means it would affect most if not all flights between Britain and Ireland.

The airline’s inflight magazine says the introduction of coin-operated toilets would reduce fares by at least 5 percent. Ryanair also wants to reduce the number of toilets on the plane to make room for six extra seats.

The measure must still gain the approval of authorities.

“One toilet will discourage overdependence,” McNamara told the Times. “There is nothing in the rule book to say that an aircraft has to have any toilets at all, which might sound strange, but we believe three toilets are excessive.”

In a BBC interview in February last year Michael O’Leary first suggested he was considering charging people for using toilets on flights. The announcement caused a furore, and he later admitted it had been little more than a publicity stunt.

At the time, he told the BBC, “People might have to spend a pound to spend a penny in future.” O’Leary added, “We’re always, in Ryanair, looking for ways of making it affordable, and easier, to fly with us.”

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Posted by josephcantone on Aug 01, 2010, 09:50 AM EDT
i know how to avoid the charge i would just s**t my pants
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Posted by ADKjohn on Jul 31, 2010, 12:31 PM EDT
No wonder people are losing interest in flying
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Posted by Monsoonman on Apr 17, 2010, 01:05 PM EDT
Gives a whole new meaning to the "wet spot" when you choose a set on Ryanair.
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Posted by yetiweasel on Jan 20, 2010, 06:01 AM EST
I think it's crap!
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Posted by jimmy12003 on Jan 19, 2010, 05:24 PM EST
it may not cost as much, if you dont flush!
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Posted by hyperion on Jan 18, 2010, 02:01 PM EST
A--holes. Thank God I never have a need for their irrelevant garbage airline.
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Posted by maureenmayer on Jan 18, 2010, 12:39 PM EST
guess we will have to wear Depends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by Scrivner on Jan 18, 2010, 12:00 PM EST
Obviously Ryanair wants to discourage al Quida terrorists, who are notoriously skinflints in their assualts. The extra $1.60 would keep them from going to the facility to assemble their devililsh devices.
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Posted by MotherIrish on Jan 18, 2010, 09:51 AM EST
So when does the timing start? Upon boarding? What if you are stuck on the tarmac? This is really a pisser.
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Posted by MICKDEDRUNK on Jan 16, 2010, 10:30 PM EST
Another silly idea by that abnoxious little man. I have serious doubts about inbreeding in Ireland, given the extent of the gombeenism on that rock.
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Posted by Liamkeyes on Jan 16, 2010, 10:21 PM EST
I can live with it. It will put an end to some people monopolising the Head. Besides, what do I tell the jerk next to me when he asks me for "A Loan in order to use the Loo". I'll need the change for myself!!!
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Posted by GerRegan on Jan 16, 2010, 08:39 PM EST
What if someone doesn't have the money? Or refuses to pay? Things could get ugly (and smelly)!
 


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