Here's something that should delight weary airline passengers who had to stand in line at check-in, security, and while waiting to board their airplane. You're going to be able to continue standing until you reach your destination.
Who could have seen this one coming when we started paying for food and booze - well except those flying elitists in first-class - headsets, pillows, blankets and what have you?
First there's no leg room and now there's no seat room!
Ryanair in Great Britain wants to introduce a standing area at the back of their 250 planes. The idea is to remove the existing seats and install more rows of so-called "standing seats". Now, I'm sorry. You can't have it both ways. You either sit or you stand. Call it what it is. Standing room only.
The vertical "seats" would allow a passenger to be strapped in while standing up. Of course, this would replace flying stand-by with flying stand-up!
Oh, and to add insult to injury, the airline would charge passengers to use the bathroom.
Now a smart passenger would pay the discounted fare - about $7.50 - to stand and then pay $1.00 to go to the bathroom and...sit! (That's s-i-t.)
There's no window, but you get to take a load off...in a manner of speaking.
This post first appeared at Sound Off To America
Ryanair flight with majority of passengers standing at rear of plane
Who could have seen this one coming when we started paying for food and booze - well except those flying elitists in first-class - headsets, pillows, blankets and what have you?
First there's no leg room and now there's no seat room!
Ryanair in Great Britain wants to introduce a standing area at the back of their 250 planes. The idea is to remove the existing seats and install more rows of so-called "standing seats". Now, I'm sorry. You can't have it both ways. You either sit or you stand. Call it what it is. Standing room only.
The vertical "seats" would allow a passenger to be strapped in while standing up. Of course, this would replace flying stand-by with flying stand-up!
Is that a tray table or are you just happy to see me?
Oh, and to add insult to injury, the airline would charge passengers to use the bathroom.
Now a smart passenger would pay the discounted fare - about $7.50 - to stand and then pay $1.00 to go to the bathroom and...sit! (That's s-i-t.)
There's no window, but you get to take a load off...in a manner of speaking.
This post first appeared at Sound Off To America
Comments
Thank goodness I don't travel.
For as much as I poop and pee (is that TMI?) I'd go broke!
And lemme guess: you need quarters to use the loo, eh?
hee hee
But if I did, I wouldn't take this sitting down...er, wait, yeah, I'd prefer to take it sitting down. Thank you very much. :)
I don't think, however, that this plan of standing passengers will go through in decisive instances. Too risky! :(
I'd never pay for the honor ... but there's something cool about drinking a "free" Heineken, before takeoff, while the rest of the plane loads.