RyanAir Thinking About Charging For Toilets
Ultra low-cost Irish carrier RyanAir is thinking about putting a coin slot on lavatory doors so passengers will have to pay when they empty their loose change from their coin slot.
Ryanair may charge for toilet use on planes [Yahoo News] (Thanks to Barbara!) (Photo: jon gos)
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I don't see how this is legal. With pay toilets in public you can go find someplace else if you don't want to pay. On an airplane, not so much.
Um, this has got to be illegal. How are they going to stop you?
What if i just look at the stewardess and go "It's coming out. You can either let me in there or clean it up. Your call."
ryan air is a toilet
In next weeks news:
Man complains about flight that left without him while he was using the airport facilities.
No wonder airlines made drinks free-they'll pay for themselves with all the pissing going on!
"The soda is free, but it'll cost to pee!"
Next they are going to install a Currency Exchange on the plane to convert my American quarters to Irish quarters.
All for a small fee/expense/charge.
Retire the trophy. We've found it-The most disconnected ,shortsighted ,greedy idea of all time !
If this is not an April Fools joke,I hope that this airline goes bust-soon.
I read this news story elsewhere, and my first thought:
When the first passenger that does not have the money on them goes to the bathroom in the seat - they will quickly decide to not do this.
The fark headline put it best: in happier news, free coffee and water, and soothing waterfall sounds over the PA system.
This sounds like a disaster, since people traveling often seem to have no idea what's going on. Last time I flew (around Christmas) there were still people who weren't aware of the liquids in baggies rule or the fee for checking a bag
This is a blatantly sexist policy.
Us guys can use a ziplock bag, or get a cup from the flight attendant. Or the trash. (Mental image for you: handing it back to the flight attendant when it's full. You're welcome.)
But what options do the women have?
@coan_net:
That was my thought. I can see people do this out of major protest.
Long ago, there were pay public toilets. I remember seeing an episode of WKRP where a character (in a mascot outfit of a fish, I think) had to go to the bathroom, but didn't any money to open the door, so he tries to scoot under a door in his outfit.
Glad that pay toilets went away. It was a stupid idea to begin with.
I hope they put a money changer someplace on the plane. If they do, might as well put in some slot machines and peek booths in there also beside the soda and sandwich machines.
Oh for crying out loud people! Watch this: [tr.im] Watch O'Leary's face carefully when he is asked to clarify at around 38 seconds in. He is barely able to keep from laughing in the interviewer's face. It was a joke!
"You used the restroom. You have to pay us now."
"But going to the bathroom should always be free."
"You're an idiot and a liar!! Fact is! You are so stupid you don't even know!"
@Snarkysnake: It's not going to go bust any time soon. The cost of flying on the airline is so cheap, that people are willing to put up with anything.
When you pay $25 for a flight, you should expect them to try and squeeze every cent they can from you. Fortunately, most of the flights are really short, so most of the time you can easily get by without needing extra frills.
I don't see how the bathroom thing is legal.
As long as they don't mind when I drop trou and pee in the aisle.
Hmm. Yesterday was Johnny Cash's birthday and RyanAir is thinking about resurrecting him. What would Reese Witherspoon say?
@johnmc: Yeah. This strikes me as a snarky moment.
...You want to complain about how bare bones we are? Wait till we make to pay to pee. We arent done yet.
Yeah, if not illegal then the kind of thing that should result in a quick piece of legislation. Its patently ridiculous to be able to charge people for basic human needs when you have them captive for a possibly indefinite amount of time...
I believe that I could charge them for my pee. I've never had a complete scientific analysis of it but I think there are gold flecks in there.
So if you see me peeing on a flight attendent dont think kinky, think dollar signs.
Just when you think RyanAir couldn't get any shittier...
I don't think any of Ryanair's routes will leave you in the air for more than about 90 minutes and even a child should be able to hold on that long. The thing that used to piss me off the most when I used to commute between London Heathrow and Stuttgart in Germany was the fact that even though the flight was just over an hour, as soon as the seatbelt sign went off, there was a queue for the toilets. Do these people not think to go before they leave? As a frequent flier, I don't remember the last time I went to the toilet on a short-haul flight...
This will end poorly.
@Darien A Palmer: I was just about to post that Alaska Airlines commercial.
Still, I knew that this would be coming someday from Ryanair, the airline that will require mandatory web check-in soon... but knowing them, will they charge for soap and TP as well?
Sounds like another diarrhea disaster waiting to happen. Just imagine making a dash to the back of the plane and then realizing you don't have any quarters, no pretty...
Don't know about you ,man,but after a bran muffin and couple of quarts of prune juice,a bathroom ain't no FRILL.
Comments about Snarkeysnake being full of shit,after the jump...
There have to be some catchy lyrics from the musical "Urinetown" that would be appropos.
Broadway fans, a little help?
@Pasketti: Ha, when I initially read your comment I though either A) this person is an idiot or B) this person is trying to be funny. Unfortunately my past online experiences have forced me to assume the idiot option.
Austin Powers: This coffee tastes like s***!
Basil Exposition: It is s*** Austin.
Austin: Oh good then its not just me.
@Pasketti: "But what options do the women have?"
Why the Little John Portable Urinal with Lady J Adapter, of course!
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I flew RyanAir while flying return between London and Italy. It was THE most heinous airline I've ever experienced. No assigned seating - a panicked free-for-all rush for seats. The most meanest and scariest stewardesses ever. Non-reclining chairs with no table trays or barf-bags. Audio ads blasting at a deafening decibel for most of the flight. Randomly changed the luggage weight allowance on my flight back; told me I had to pay an extra $40 for my bag, even though I wasn't carrying anything extra.
I should have paid the extra $20 and flown KLM. (The Royal Dutch Airlines.)
I haven't seen anyone mentioning this so far, so I will...in Europe it's not uncommon that (and in Italy it's almost all) public toilets are pay for use. Granted it's because there is a restroom attendant that keeps things clean and well stocked and is there collecting as you go in, but it's not like here. You also can't just walk in somewhere and use their toilet without buying anything then walk right back out. While it's like holding someone hostage to their bladder not offering free toilets on an airplane, it's not that heinous. The passengers will know about it and can choose another airline or come prepared with change. Flame me if you feel compelled, but it just shows how ingrained the sense of entitlement is here in the U.S.
What happens if you have no cash? I usually don't carry any...do you have to poo in the isle?
It's legal to bring change on a plane?
There is a joke on the "radio" in the latest Grand Theft Auto IV expansion about this. It is pretty much exactly what you think it is; a jab at the increasing number of airline fees.
@Sunflower1970: The only place I've ever paid to go to the toilet was at Coney Island in 2006. Cost me a quarter. I. Was. Desperate.
@IleneNymph: When you've got to go, you've got to go. Maybe they all had burritos before getting on the plane.
I sincerely hope that the coin slot is on the door, otherwise there may be some issues with... nonpayment.