Ryanair hodlá snížit počet toalet na palubě

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Posted by jacersagain on Oct 14, 2011, 05:12 PM EDT
FYI Newrone (yesterday): the ‘Ryan’ of Ryanair was an Irishman man called Tony Ryan, who once worked with Aer Lingus, who went to London and founded one of Ireland’s global business successes called Guinness Peat Aviation or GPA, which leased aircraft to many countries’ national airlines in the same way as you’d lease a hire car. Another member of GPA was ex-British Chancellor Nigel Lawson, daddy of that gorgeous TV cook, Nigella Lawson. When airline deregulation was brought in 1997, Tony’s Ryanair company jumped to prominence and has been a resounding European business success since. Michael O’Leary was a young Irish accountant working for an Irish accountancy firm, Stokes Kennedy Crowley (SKC, now famously known as KPMG). Tony Ryan was a client of SKC and Michael O’Leary was delegated to Tony as his tax advisor. The two became firm friends and eventually O’Leary joined Ryanair (his business acumen actually saved Ryanair from collapse at one time). Tony Ryan died just a few years ago, 2007, I think (RIP). >> BTW – Tony Ryan was also instrumental in the rise of another Irish entrepreneur, Denis O’Brien, who, amongst his many other businesses, now has his own aircraft leasing company. O’Brien is currently part-funding the campaign of Irish Presidential candidate, Mary Davis. How do I know all this? My cousin worked for SKC, now KPMG. All this has nothing to do with my hatred of Ryanair’s disgracefully inconsiderate attitude to its customers, nor with me being gaga-eyed every time Nigella Lawson cooks on TV…

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Posted by dermotfastnet on Oct 14, 2011, 05:09 PM EDT
I would happily pay 10% more for my fares if this egit saw sense and got on with running his airline

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Posted by rugbyplayer on Oct 14, 2011, 04:19 PM EDT
If O’Leary’s plan for one toilet pet 200 passengers goes through, the flight attendants on Ryanair will have to hand out diapers to passengers instead of peanuts.

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Posted by McCord1 on Oct 14, 2011, 04:17 PM EDT
This guy is out of his mind. Air-sickness, pregnancy, urgent bladder, Chrohn’s, IBS, you have no idea why someone may need the toilet and cannot wait for the guy sitting in there reading while taking a huge dump! Say someone took a huge dump, you would have no choice but to go in if your need was urgent and no time for the air to clear. Think I would purposely vomit outside the bag!

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Posted by GeorgeDillon on Oct 14, 2011, 02:30 PM EDT
On a related matter, I’m sick of the captain on some US carriers announcing that „Federal regulations“ forbid anyone from standing up and walking around the plane, or waiting in line outside the bathroom. These captains apparently want us to sit strapped in like dummies for eight or nine hours crossing the Atlantic. And it’s the same captain (Continental usually) who will tell us that we are being treated to service by the „finest team in the world“. Continental service to Europe? Give me a break–the smallest, most uncomfortable planes, the crappest food and the surliest flight attendants. It seems the only businesses which actually hate their customers are the airlines. At least RyanAir don’t make any pretense about it.

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Posted by WicklowPeter on Oct 14, 2011, 06:57 AM EDT
Michael O’Leary is a real hero…. Ireland needs many more like him. If one stall makes a 1 hour flight cheaper, I say, go for it Michael. Wicklow Peter

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Posted by oldboreen on Oct 14, 2011, 06:56 AM EDT
Calm down everyone! You know the answer to Ryan Air!

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Posted by cillowen on Oct 13, 2011, 10:02 PM EDT
p on the floor moron – with o’leary in the grave

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Posted by peterson on Oct 13, 2011, 07:35 PM EDT
NO S–T ???? P–s on him !!

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Posted by ellenfromcork on Oct 13, 2011, 06:39 PM EDT
I’m sure O’Leary has more than 1 toilet in his home!

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Posted by seanomelbourne on Oct 13, 2011, 05:40 PM EDT
maybe he can put a portaloo in the baggage compartment.O,Leary is an ageist and meanspirited,in fact what he may be saying is „if your old ,fat or infirmed use another airline.O’Leary is a sick SOB.

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Posted by Towngate on Oct 13, 2011, 04:20 PM EDT
johnnyb: Shussssh! Don’t tell everyone! You should be in the operations room when they are brainstorming new ‚wheezes‘ to launch on the Meeeja! I can catagorically deny that nobody on his staff has ever had to wrestle Michael to the office floor and pin him down to stop him going announcing that quick release doors were being installed over the wings so anybody ‚caught short‘ could just nip out and relieve themselves. And also, as well, in addition to that; he was ranting about being fed up with lard-arsed passengers booking only one seat when they really needed two: – one for each arse! “ I’m going to weigh the feckers! – and charge them ‚craneage‘ if they can’t climb on board unaided! I weigh the bags and boxes, so I’ll weigh them too!“ he said before falling silent with a glassy far-away look in his eye and a huge smile on his face.

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Posted by Nelsonbarry on Oct 13, 2011, 02:50 PM EDT
I hope he’s the one to have to clean up if someone can’t wait. This guy is sick!!!!

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Posted by Ballyphehane1 on Oct 13, 2011, 02:29 PM EDT
Since most Ryanair flights out of Ireland are short haul, what does it really matter if there’s only one toilet? There are plenty of toilets in the departure lounge at the airport and at arrivals at the destination airport. In the past, my family of 4 has managed to fly from Dublin to Paris for 44 euro total, and Cork to London for 25 euro. Prices like that are hard to beat. Having fewer toilets on a plane certainly wouldn’t put me off flying with Ryanair – especially when the difference between them and the nearest rival airline can be a few hundred quid.

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Posted by hybernia on Oct 13, 2011, 01:40 PM EDT
For Ireland’s soccer game against Estonia he has quadrupled the cost of flying from Ireland to Estonia.

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Posted by antoman on Oct 13, 2011, 01:00 PM EDT
Talk about not having a pot to piss in.

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Posted by Sparklet on Oct 13, 2011, 12:58 PM EDT
Are they taking the p***?

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Posted by seagreen on Oct 13, 2011, 12:53 PM EDT
Actually a five gallon Texaco lube oil can with a removable seat would work quite well. They have been a proven favorite aboard the trawlers out of New Bedford for years. Yes , I agree with the previous poster,the co- pilot has no function either. bench seats would also save a considerable amount in operating costs. Used ratchet straps from the trucking business would also reduce costs as opposed to the expensive type now being used. Its about time passengers should stop expecting to be coddled and realize that the only obligation Ryanair has is to get their planes from A to B.. Next innovation will be a passenger hopper to off load the planes even faster to enable a quicker turnaround

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Posted by FastEddy on Oct 13, 2011, 12:51 PM EDT
Those of us of a more senior persuasion will just have to find another airline.

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Posted by Bailey2000 on Oct 13, 2011, 11:50 AM EDT
Sounds like a good plan to me. I hope that Ryanair soon get a couple of Airbus 380s with 800 seats running transatlantic. Time we had a 100 dollar ticket Dublin to NY

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Posted by donoleary on Oct 13, 2011, 10:52 AM EDT
I’ve only flown RyanAir twice, and enjoyed both flights. I’ve always wondered if Crazy Mike is related to me and would ask him to participate in our O’Leary Clan DNA project, to see how many of us are related and as nuts as he is. :o)

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Posted by Springfield9 on Oct 13, 2011, 10:48 AM EDT
I’d like to check my bladder with the baggage for long flights. Ditch the Co-Plot too – an attendant can be trained to land.

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Posted by johhnyb on Oct 13, 2011, 10:46 AM EDT
A load of nonsense. O’Leary says something outrageous every few months to get more publicity. Don’t you remember his recent standing room only suggestion to provide cheaper seats?

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Posted by mayoman on Oct 13, 2011, 10:34 AM EDT
Ryanair probably shouldn’t service drinks or coffee anymore if they do decide to go ahead with this inane proposal. And certainly any guy over the age of 50 would be best advised to fly with someone else.

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Posted by ironbed on Oct 13, 2011, 10:33 AM EDT
Another publicity stunt by O’Leary. Nothing but B.S.

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Posted by Schenck2 on Oct 13, 2011, 10:11 AM EDT
Have stood in long lines but at least they were in the toilet area. How safe is a line down the isle? Hope there is no illness during a flight.

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Posted by pugsmom on Oct 13, 2011, 09:28 AM EDT
This is one potential passenger who will NOT be flying Ryanair!! Airlines already pack us in like cattle in a truck, and the last I saw cattle don’t have anywhere to „go,“ either, except on the floor of the truck, a la Mr. Depardieu! I can only imagine what would happen with only 1 toilet per 200 passengers……….LOTS of Depardieus in action! Or….perhaps people will start bringing their own „pooper scooper“ bags, like one should take when walking their dogs! Eeeeeesh.