A few months ago Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary announced that the low-cost airline was thinking of charging passengers a fee to use the on-board potty. It was quickly dismissed as nothing more than just another publicity stunt from the media loving Irishman.
Well it now looks like people flying with Ryanair will soon have to pay when they “gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now.” O’Leary will be installing credit card devices on the bathroom doors and charging a fee of 1 pound (or $1.65 US) within the next two years. This news comes as the European low-cost powerhouse reports its first loss in almost twenty years.
While many feel O’Leary is just doing this to garner more media attention for his airline, he has stated that he is dead serious about making the change. The “madman in the sky” added that Ryanair is even thinking of ripping out a few “loos” to make more room for extra seats. O’Leary said that since most of their fleet only fly about an hour or so, customers can learn to hold it in and that there is no need for three bathrooms.
As mentioned here a few weeks ago, O’Leary’s other plans include eliminating baggage handlers and having the paying customer drag his or her luggage to the plane instead. Plus “O’Looney” even wants to charge for sick bags! Ugh.
One idea that O’Leary seems to be against is the “obesity tax” that would charge overweight passengers if they took up more than one seat. Oh Michael, you are indeed an odd, odd lad.
Source: USA Today In The Sky
