Ryanair recently announced it is working with Boeing to configure aircraft to carry standing-room-only passengers. Imagine standing throughout an entire flight! This comes just a few months after Ryanair’s CEO, Michael O’Leary, announced the airline is considering pay toilets on board. O’Leary also announced that Ryanair has carried two times more passengers than British Airways during the month of June (5.8 million passengers). Of course, these passengers fly mostly short segments of about an hour versus British Airways’ long-haul services. Well, there are probably more cockroaches in New York than people, but that does not mean I want to spend my life living in the sewer! I am sure O’Leary and his band of discount executives are laughing all the way to the bank while loyal passengers contemplate standing (literally) cross-legged waiting to use his pay toilet. Get with it passengers — putting up with this type of service begets more of this type of service! –Fran Gallagher, publisher and CEO Global Traveler has joined the world of social marketing. For breaking news, special offers and much more, fan us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @Gtmag!
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