Ryanair considering fee for toilet use :: 02/03/2009 :: Airport Parking News
Budget carrier Ryanair may charge for the use of toilets on its planes, according to its chief executive.
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Ryanair considering fee for toilet use
Monday, 2nd March 2009
If Michael O’Leary, the airline’s chief executive, carries through with his comments, passengers travelling on the no-frills carrier may be charged a pound to "spend a penny."
Which? Holiday magazine has condemned the idea, and said that Ryanair would really be "plumbing the depths."
O'Leary said on the BBC1 Breakfast programme: "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 to spend a penny in future."
He added: "We are always looking at ways of making air travel cheaper. We are all about finding ways of raising revenue so we can keep lowering air fares."
When he was asked if passengers would be charged as much a pound for the privilege, O'Leary replied: "I don't think there is anybody in history that has got on board a Ryanair aircraft with less than a pound."
The head of research at magazine Which? Holiday, Rochelle Turner, said: “It seems Ryanair is prepared to plumb any depth to make a fast buck and, once again, is putting profit before the comfort of its customers.”
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