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Jeepers!!!! Now here's an airline I wouldn't care to fly with! With the recent events taken into consideration, one would assume that every airline is going over and above to ensure passenger comfort and safety.... I can't see that this practise will have people lining up for tickets -

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Ryanair wants passengers to stand during its flights so the budget airline can squeeze more people onboard.
The Irish air carrier plans to cut costs by making fliers perch on stools with seatbelts around their waists.
Chief executive Michael O'Leary has already held talks with US plane manufacturer Boeing about designing an aircraft with standing room.
Should the idea get the go-ahead from the Irish Aviation Authority, the airline plans to either order new jets or refurbish its existing fleet.

Ryanair estimates it would be able to pack in 30 per cent more passengers while slashing costs by 20 per cent.
Spokesman Stephen McNamara said: 'It would be vertical seating more akin to a stool and the person would still be strapped in.
'The seating would completely adhere to safety procedures.
'It's really early days but we're looking at a 20 to 30 per cent increase in passengers on commuter routes.'

Passengers would be charged less if the scheme, inspired by similar plans recently put forward by Chinese airline Spring, is approved.

It is the latest in a series of cost-cutting measures at Ryanair.

The airline last month announced plans to make passengers carry all their own luggage up to planes.

Ryanair customers will carry all their bags and suitcases through security departure lounges rather than checking them in.

They can carry aboard one piece of hand luggage, but leave any other baggage beside the aircraft to be loaded into the hold. They then pick it up the same way on arrival.

From October, the Irish airline is already abolishing conventional check-in facilities, forcing all passengers to check in online beforehand.
Baggage can still be checked in for the hold but for a significant charge.

It is expected this will save Ryanair £26million a year.

Most controversial was the airline's announcement that customers will have to pay £1 to spend a penny.

Mr O’Leary said in February: ‘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.

‘We are all about finding ways of raising discretionary revenue so we can keep lowering costs of air travel.’
Asked if this meant passengers being charged as much as £1 for a toilet visit, Mr O’Leary said: ‘I don’t think there is anybody in history that has got on board a Ryanair aircraft with less than a pound.’

I used to love to ride the King Cobra at KI!!!!! This may be no more than a publicity stunt as I cannot see the FAA and their counterparts allowing this practice.

However, strapped in standing like the above mentioned.........................it used to go loop-to -loop, so a little turbulance would be childs play........

This may be an ignorant question, but this is an Irish Airline - Does the FAA have jurisdiction in Ireland / Europe

HRHPatey wrote:This may be an ignorant question, but this is an Irish Airline - Does the FAA have jurisdiction in Ireland / Europe

The world governing bodies (of which I can't recall the name) are somewhat universal. If they go out of Ireland other countries authority come into play. The FAA oversee's many activities including manufacturing on Airbus in France, Britian, and worldwide. They have tremendous clout!!!

I was just about to say that this is an Irish airline. The only time the FAA would have a say is if they were to fly into the US. I believe this is a small local airline....like Comair (Delta's connection carrier).

People use public transportation while standing.

I think it could work!!!!

If they did away with those pesky alarm buzzers and lights they could save some money too. What pilot really wants to hear a machine telling him/her that the aircraft is about to fly into the side of a mountain?
Maybe headlights could be taken out also. After-all, the runway has plenty of lights to guide the plane down. Why does the pilot need to see what immediately in front of him/her?