Ryanair confirms it WILL bring in charges for on-board toilets

[Newsjock]

Source: Daily Mail

Ryanair has confirmed that it is pushing ahead with its controversial scheme to charge passengers for use of toilets on its aircraft, meaning spending a penny on a flight will soon cost as much as a pound.

The no-frills airline is working with Boeing to redesign the cabin and develop coin-operated toilets on 168 of its planes.

Not content with charging passengers for use of the facilities, the airline is also looking at reducing the number of toilets on board, leaving just one available cubicle for up to 189 passengers.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1263905/Ryanair-toilet-charges-phased-in.html

[arcadian]

1. I won't be flying with Ryanair

[TheMightyFavog]

2. RyanAir is evil

They are the WalMart of air travel in Europe.

[FarCenter]

13. Really cheap, and proudly so -- most flights would be less than 2 hours

At least the scheduled time would be less than 2 hours.

http://www.ryanair.com/en/cheap-flight-destinations

[blueworld]

3. No charge for carry-on mayo jars? Should get interesting. n/t

[KittyWampus]

4. and to think I made a joke about airlines doing this as the next step after charging for airlines

[David__77]

5. Guess I'll be pissing in the aisles.

Or wearing an adult undergarment...

[Crabby Appleton]

6. They should also charge separately for the toilet paper

they're missing an opportunity for some additional revenue - maybe 10 cents a square.

[quinnox]

7. lol, and what if you don't have any change on you?

I can imagine it, some guy has to take a dump and gets up to go to the bathroom and then realizes he doesn't have any change, so he starts yelling "someone got some change please! this is an emergency" While a helpful lady rummages in her purse, he says "Oh fuck it, I can't wait any more" and takes a dump right there in the aisle! Then for the rest of the flight its going to stink in that area for the plane and all the passengers will have to put up with it.

And this could happen a few times on a flight, involving other passengers too, especially if they cut the restrooms to only one available for the whole plane and its occupied a lot of the time.

Oh man, I would hate to be on the clean up crew when this new policy goes into effect.

[MadHound]

8. I have no qualms about peeing on the floor if I'm ever forced to fly Ryanair

Charging for the toilet, especially on a transAtlantic flight is just wrong.

[JHB]

9. Pay toilets are an affront to human dignity.

:hurts:

[nc4bo]

10. Soon they'll be selling adult diapers at the kiosks instead of snacks.

Ryanair sounds just a little bit too low budget for me and mine.

[City Lights]

11. Airplane toilets are typically so filthy the airlines should pay me to use them.

I'll pass on flying Ryanair, thanks.

[TeeYiYi]

12. Crazy! Words fail. nt

TYY :eyes:

[Initech]

14. I want a piece of the adult diaper concessions at their airports... you'll make a fat load!

Pun intended! :evilgrin:

[nc4bo]

15. ROFLMAO. nt

[WolverineDG]

16. You don't *have* to fly Ryanair

There are many alternatives in Europe, from other low-cost airlines (EasyJet), to trains & buses.

dg

[Stevenmarc]

17. Well if you join the Mile High Club you can split the difference

[uppityperson]

18. They want to lighten load? good grief

"'By charging for the toilets we are hoping to change passenger behaviour so that they use the bathroom before or after the flight."

[Codeine]

19. It's a short flight.

Ryan Air does little short hops. Most passengers probably don't use the toilet during that time -- I certainly don't feel the need to tinkle hourly. If you do, fly a more expensive airline. :shrug:

[damntexdem]

20. Ooh, it's going to start stinking on Ryanair.

And I wouldn't want to put my carry-on onto the floor.

Of course, I wouldn't want to fly on Ryanair, either.