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By Nelson Alcantara
First they took away the peanuts, then the pillows and blankets. Now an airline is mulling over charging for toilet usage, too?
The CEO of European low-cost carrier Ryanair, Michael O'Leary, has caught the attention of the world anew when he announced that he may soon be installing pay toilets, which “would lower ticket costs and make flying, somehow, easier for all.”
"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 have to actually spend a pound to 'spend a penny' in future," O'Leary was quoted as saying.
In a BBC Television interview, the Ryanair boss was asked what would happen if a customer really had to go but didn't have correct change, O'Leary said, "I don't think there's anybody in history (who has) gone on board a Ryanair aircraft with less than a pound (US$1.42).”
Stephen McNamara, spokesman for the Ireland-based carrier, said the idea of in-flight pay toilets is part of a logical trend. "Michael makes a lot of this stuff up as he goes along and, while this has been discussed internally, there are no immediate plans to introduce it," McNamara was quoted as saying. read more |
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