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2010-04-09 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by gorb 2010-04-09 00:46|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 I'd rather shit in the aisle.

Posted by Phiter Stalin5608 2010-04-09 02:13|| 2010-04-09 02:13|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd rather shit in the aisle.

Please don't, Phiter Stalin5608. I'm a bit unobservant, and might put my foot in it. Seriously, the nice thing about capitalistic societies is that one can choose to pay less, and remember to fill one's pockets with small change, or pay more to have a more luxurious experience. There's always Virgin Airlines or British Air, after all.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-04-09 07:51|| 2010-04-09 07:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Umm, how much to bring on board an empty soda bottle?

Posted by ed 2010-04-09 08:03|| 2010-04-09 08:03|| Front Page Top

#4 This has come up before. Ryanair makes a viral announcement they will charge for the life rafts or to breath oxygen, they get loads of press, then they come out denying they will do that and everyone breathes a sigh of relief. And books more flights on Ryanair. Airlines need to simply weigh each passenger and charge by the pound - after all, pax are only self-loading cargo!!!

Posted by Spanky Wheack7175 2010-04-09 09:36|| 2010-04-09 09:36|| Front Page Top

#5 Yep, they also suggested not so long ago that they'd remove the seats on their airplanes and have people stand during flights.

Posted by Steve White 2010-04-09 10:24|| 2010-04-09 10:24|| Front Page Top

#6 I suggest sliding them into narrow honeycomb-like compartments.

Just hook them up to Feeding and Waste Removal tubes and you have the ultimate in passenger packing. Just don't mix up the tubes.

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-04-09 10:37|| 2010-04-09 10:37|| Front Page Top

#7 Either you pay through the ticket, or you pay to use.

Ryanair has identified a class of traveller who wants to pay the minimum, and they've found a way to lower their direct price.

Good!

The only problem I have with short-haul standing flights is that more people = slower evacuation.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-04-09 10:40|| 2010-04-09 10:40|| Front Page Top

#8 What a load of crap. This is going to seriously affect Mile-High Club's membership.

Posted by Swanimote 2010-04-09 11:25|| 2010-04-09 11:25|| Front Page Top

#9 Have they thought of what happens when you don't have the correct change?

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2010-04-09 11:41|| 2010-04-09 11:41|| Front Page Top

#10 What happens when you have 16 hours waiting on the runway?

Posted by JohnQC 2010-04-09 12:01|| 2010-04-09 12:01|| Front Page Top

#11 Cha-ching

Posted by Kelly 2010-04-09 12:11|| 2010-04-09 12:11|| Front Page Top

#12 So, can you prepay the amount? Get a free token with purchase of ten, or buy a season pass? How about a special "frequent sh!tters" restroom for elite mileage customers?

Or should we all give up and just wear Depends when traveling?

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2010-04-09 12:13|| 2010-04-09 12:13|| Front Page Top

#13 That's given me a great idea: open up a stand selling adult diapers in every airport Ryanair flies to...

Posted by IG-88 2010-04-09 13:06|| 2010-04-09 13:06|| Front Page Top

#14 Sporty's Pilot Shop sells a device that is basically a ziploc baggie with a flat sponge; when it gets wet, it expands. Available for both men and women.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2010-04-09 14:19|| 2010-04-09 14:19|| Front Page Top

#15 Sporty's Pilot Shop sells a device that is basically a ziploc baggie with a flat sponge; when it gets wet, it expands. Available for both men and women

Yep, imagine explaining that after going through the new "scan everything" security.

Posted by DMFD 2010-04-09 20:14|| 2010-04-09 20:14|| Front Page Top

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