Airline may charge passengers to use toilet

Globe and Mail ^ | February 27, 2009 | Reuters

[Loyalist]

LONDON — Irish carrier Ryanair, Europe's largest budget airline, might start charging passengers for using the toilet while flying, chief executive Michael O'Leary said on Friday.

“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 U.S.) to spend a penny in future,” he told BBC television.

[Loyalist]

I prefer the budget airlines to the big airlines, but this is taking cost cutting too far. What next, charging toilet paper by the sheet?

[Lazamataz]

Do I get a discount if I only tinkle?

I DEMAND MY DISCOUNT.

I'm tired of getting shi.....Oh, wait.

[ClearCase_guy]

How much will they charge me if I DON’T use their toilet???

[Rebelbase]

Adding a line to George Harrison’s song: If you take a crap I’ll tax that too.....

[prismsinc]

Toilet rationing, anyone? Or do you get charged more for being a bigger sh**ter? How would they measure it?

[PBRSTREETGANG]

“If it’s yellow, it’s a Euro...if it’s brown, it costs three Pounds.

[bethybabes69]

“If it’s yellow, it’s a Euro...if it’s brown, it costs three Pounds.

Damn you PBRSTREETGANG, I just spat coffee all over my notebook screen laughing at that!! Kudos!

[Lazamataz]

Toilet rationing, anyone? Or do you get charged more for being a bigger sh**ter? How would they measure it?

Isn't it about time we carefully measure each and every person's excrement, perhaps shit ship it to some warehouse where we can catalog it and store it under a person's name, and fine and regulate the amount of crap they generate?

THE TIME IS NOW TO GO AFTER THE HEAVY SH*TTERS!

[MarkL]

In a related press release, the Associated Prune Growers of Tonga have announced that they have struck a deal with the airline to advertise on the outside of the planes, and will be passing out free samples to the passengers.

Mark

[gogogodzilla]

I don’t have a problem with it. If they want to charge for using the restroom... I’ll just piss in the cockpit or the galley.

:-P

[AlexW]

I am proud to say that in my 40 years of flying, ten of them
international, I have never seen the inside of an airplane
bathroom. That includes numerous trans Atlantic flights, Europe/Asia, US/Asia, and one from Sao Paulo to NYC.. That was my hardest, hahaha.

[6SJ7]

I don’t have a problem with it. If they want to charge for using the restroom... I’ll just piss in the cockpit or the galley.

So that's what the little bag in the seat pocket in front of you is for!   ;-)

[Malsua]

I heard of the guy that crapped on the beverage cart a few years back. It must have been the test program for this policy and he was out of change.

[mewzilla]

Considering how filthy airplane loos tend to be, the airline would bloody well have to pay me to use one.

[Kozak]

They are not gonna want to reach into the little pocket in front of the seat......

[Salgak]

No problem. Of course, RyanAir owes me 10 dollars, every time one of their ads crosses my vision.

“Marketing Viewing Charge”. . .

[Max in Utah]

...I have never seen the inside of an airplane bathroom. That includes numerous trans Atlantic flights...

I hereby christen thee "Iron Bladder Alex."

:)

[AlexW]

“I hereby christen thee “Iron Bladder Alex.”

HAHAHA..Thanks Max, but I think it is more a function of the brain, rather then the bladder.

By the way, one tip.. Have a beer or two while waiting to board, then pee, just before boarding ;)

[snoringbear]

“How much will they charge me if I DON’T use their toilet???”

Pretty funny. Guess the guys could start packing along a fruit jar or something. Its a little more tricky for the gals though...

[Fresh Wind]

“Here I sit, broken hearted...”