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Ryanair say they are serious about a toilet fee

Saturday 01 Aug 2009 11:24am

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary says the giant will start charging one pound (about $1. 65) for passengers who wish to use the toilets on its flights. There may still be some squirm room for his conviction on the issue though, as O'Leary did not announce a definite start date or other specific plans. He did say that he expected the toilet charge to be in place on Ryanair planes within two years. O'Leary also commented that he was in talks with Boeing with a view to putting credit-card readers on toilet locks in every new plane. 'We are serious about it,' Mr O'Leary confidently added. O'Leary made the remarks after the budget airline's first ever full-year loss in the company's 24 year history. O'Leary, taking the toilet idea one step further, said he's proposing removing two of the three toilets on a Boeing 737 to make way for a further six seats, claiming passengers can 'learn to cross their legs' on flights of an hour or less. In another cost-cutting measure Ryanair says it may also begin charging customers for sick bags, if they're needed. Another controversial measure is to enlist passengers to load their own luggage on the plane, though these plans have been criticised by stansted officials who said they were 'struggling' to understand them. The stansted officials said the plans had not been discussed with them and basic logistics needed to be certified before any plans like that could be enacted. However Mr O'Leary did rule out the idea of charging obese passengers more for their flight as he said the idea was 'impractical'.

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