OT: Standing to be introduced on Ryanair?
Jul 6, 2009 | 5:57 am
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Jul 6, 2009 | 5:59 am
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My thoughts exactly, although in fairness, I would have the same opinion for pretty much any news reported on television these days, particularly given the awful reporting that seems be commonplace on 24-hour news channels.
Jul 6, 2009 | 6:09 am
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I saw that too. What he actually said was he was in talks with Boeing about the possibility of a standing area at the rear; your statement implies the decision has already been taken!
Jul 6, 2009 | 6:52 am
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Just another in a long line of Ryanair PR stunts that haven't happened, including charging for toilets, long haul flights (with a business class cabin!) to name but two we've heard in the last year.
Although, Ryanair do tend to be the first to implement these sort of extreme cost cutting measures (at least amongst UK carriers), so if standing ever got off the ground I'm sure they'd be the first to do it... but given their track record, probably the time to give it credible discussion is when it actually happens.
Although, Ryanair do tend to be the first to implement these sort of extreme cost cutting measures (at least amongst UK carriers), so if standing ever got off the ground I'm sure they'd be the first to do it... but given their track record, probably the time to give it credible discussion is when it actually happens.
Jul 6, 2009 | 7:04 am
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)That said, there are international bodies which do have a say in setting minimum standards, and I could see national bodies like CAA lobbying those to try and ensure this wouldn't be allowed at an international level.
Jul 6, 2009 | 7:09 am
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Sky News? The "Breaking News - MICHAEL JACKSON IS STILL DEAD!" network. If anything, being there would make me take it far less seriously.
Jul 6, 2009 | 1:24 pm
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Actually most people in the office were so fed up with Sky News playing on screens throughout the office it's now been taken off all the screens except in the reception areas!
Here's another Ryanair story from a quality Murdoch publication. In this case I think even O'Liary wouldn't want this publicity.
Jul 6, 2009 | 2:45 pm
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Jul 6, 2009 | 5:50 pm
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Standing Passengers on Ryanair
So now that's the new idea of the clown that is running the 3 ring circus at Ryanair. Pay toilets, standing passengers, carry and load your own luggage to the plane, no check-in staff, all to save some money, and what are they not telling the public about their cost cutting measures when it comes to safety and maintenance of their aircraft? only time will tell.....
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Jul 7, 2009 | 12:26 pm
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Why do people use Ryanair?
I really can't understand why anyone would fly Ryanair, but figures show they are about 85% full; amazing. People I talk to about low cost flights wax lyrical about the low cost, don't they understand all those extras?
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Jul 7, 2009 | 12:31 pm
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Ryanair have created a myth about themselves - that they are the cheapest. So people who aren't regular fliers and remember fares from the "old days" think the fare is the cheapest regardless of actual cost.
Also they do fly between places no-one else would so they do get that otherwise untapped market
Also they do fly between places no-one else would so they do get that otherwise untapped market