Friday, February 27, 2009

Money Down the Toilet

Irish low-budget airline Ryanair has suggested it is considering charging passengers for using the toilet while flying.

The airline's Chief Executive Michael O'Leary told the BBC “One thing we have looked at in the past and are looking at again is the possibility of maybe putting a coin slot on the toilet door so that people might actually have to spend a pound ($1.43) to spend a penny in future."

And any concerns that those travelling without coins would be inconvenienced were quickly put to the sword as he continued “I don't think there is anybody in history that has got on board a Ryanair aircraft with less than a pound.”

However, airline PR chief Stephen McNamara said in a statement “Michael makes a lot of this stuff up as he goes along and while this has been discussed internally there are no immediate plans to introduce it,” so we're probably safe for the time being.

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