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Airline May Introduce Standing Room Only Section
FoxNews ^
Posted on 07/06/2009 1:29:00 PM PDT by Scythian
Ryanair boss Michael OLeary wants passengers to stand on the budget airlines flights, in a bid to pack in more people and boost profits.
Passengers would pay less to huddle next to what have been described as bar stools, with seatbelts around their waists.
OLeary got the idea from Chinese airline Spring, which put forward similar plans estimating they could pack in up to 50 per cent more passengers and slash costs by 20 per cent.
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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airline; ryanair; standing
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I can hear it now, Jet crashes, 1,230 perish ...
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:29:00 PM PDT
by
Scythian
To: Scythian
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:30:20 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
('Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not..' ~ Thomas Jefferson)
To: Scythian
I can hear it now, Jet crashes, 1,230 perish ...
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1,300 survive. :-}
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:30:27 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
To: Scythian
To: Scythian
No way, Jose!
To: Scythian
I thought weight used to be an issue with these large metal things in the sky.
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:30:50 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(It takes a Kenyan village to raise a US president.)
To: Scythian
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:31:04 PM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(...and never forget that!)
To: Scythian
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:31:12 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(There is no truth in the Pravda Media.)
To: Scythian
I’ve seen this first hand on Ariana Afghan Airlines, but without seatbelts or stools. Instead, just grab onto the piles of luggage in the back of the plane and hang on!
To: BipolarBob
That’s just so they can charge more for heavier passengers and more or densely packed baggage.
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:32:07 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(There is no truth in the Pravda Media.)
To: Scythian
I’d do it, if they had some decent beers on tap.
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:32:08 PM PDT
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: Scythian
And the ambulance chasers are already lining up!
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:32:19 PM PDT
by
Oldpuppymax
(AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
To: Scythian
OLeary got the idea from Chinese airline Spring, That's all you need to know! Feeling a bit 'leery' yourself flying in such a clap trap?
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:32:57 PM PDT
by
tflabo
(Truth or Tyranny)
To: Scythian
This sounds like a job for Japanese subway packers.
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:34:23 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, Chrysler and GM are what Marx meant by the means of production.)
To: crusty old prospector
What about turbulence?What about flatulence?
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:35:00 PM PDT
by
sourcery
(Obama Lied. The Economy Died!)
To: Scythian
Obviously, this must refer to flights in the UK of 40 minutes or less.
Typical incompetent story, not mentioning that crucial detail.
I just don't see this for transatlantic flights, if it allowed at all.
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:35:20 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(Change is not a plan; Hope is not a strategy.)
To: crusty old prospector
What about turbulence?![](http://thebsreport.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/stewardess.jpg)
Consider it an opportunity....
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:36:14 PM PDT
by
r9etb
To: Scythian
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:36:31 PM PDT
by
Leisler
("It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged."~G.K. Chesterton)
To: Publius6961
I think they’re going to parachute folks off over destinations to save fuel, no need to land for touch and go’s ...
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:37:06 PM PDT
by
Scythian
To: Publius6961
I just don't see this for transatlantic flights
Really?
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posted on
07/06/2009 1:37:55 PM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
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