One of the things generating lots of publicity over here is the news that Ryanair might soon start putting coin slots on the bathroom doors of their planes. I mean, no surprise there. Flying in anything less than Donald Trump First these days is like having a root canal without benefit of Novocain and several stiff brandy's.
The rot started to set in many years ago with the introduction of Business class, a scam which allowed airlines to con travelers into paying a shitload of money for a ticket that didn't cost quite as much as First class, but you got free booze and the disgusting food they served didn't come in a plastic box. I remember being on a London - Paris flight the first day BA introduced "Club Class." The flight attendant came on the speaker and said, in a very plummy accent... "BA would like to welcome passengers to Club Class, you will receive a complimentary breakfast and Champagne... Passengers in Economy, will receive... Nothing!" This was no doubt intended to put the rabble in the back of the plane, firmly in their place.
I loved the fact that Michael O'Leary of Ryanair said he did not see paying to go for a pee as causing an inconvenience to passengers: "I don't think there is anybody in history that has got on board a Ryanair aircraft with less than a pound." Bloody Hell, I thought that the demographic Ryanair was aiming for!
I think its rediculous!
I suggest when we all start peeing in the aisle because we dont have a spare pound coin they will soon change their mind!
And what exactly do people do coming from Europe?
1) I don't carry bloody pound coins on me
2) In Finland, people don't carry cash at all. We use our bank cards everywhere even for the odd 20cents.
So if we don't have coins, where do we go? The isle? Soon you will have to swipe your creditcard just to get the hostess to come over to you :)
As a PR man, I'm just incredulous about Ryanair's reputation management. I guess they assume that if you're always the cheapest in the airline market there will always be customers but just imagine how much more succesful they'd be if they had at least a 'neutral' reputation. Along with thousands of others I'll pay more to fly with any other airline before giving O Leary £1 to use a toilet.
Urine tax ? whatever next ! the feckin lifejackets will only dispense for a fiver ? the oxygen mask will only drop for £20 the feckin seat feckin belt wont click shut unless ye put a two feckin euro coin it the feckin seat
FECK O'leary
FECK !
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