Ryanair now to remove toilets from its planes
We’ll admit, we kind of have a fascination with Ryanair here at EverydayMoney.ca.
Why? Well, can’t say for sure. Not only does Ryanair not fly to Canada, it doesn’t even fly to North America, meaning only backpackers and Euro travellers have ever sat on one of the outfits Boeing 737-800’s.
But much in the way that Entourage is considered “lifestyle porn,” Ryanair is a kind of airline porn, in that the headlines it makes are irresistible to anyone that’s ever flown on a plane.
Now, after a laundry list of budget saving initiatives we’ll discuss below, Ryanair is proposing its latest strategy to slash fares for budget travellers: removing toilets from its planes.
About a year-and-a-half after the Dublin-based airline sparked controversy with its move to charge passengers to use its washrooms, bombastic Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary now just wants to do away with his loos, nearly altogether.
*Bing: Is it cheaper to book airfare last-minute or way in advance?
O’Leary says he’s in talks with Boeing to remove two of the three toilets found on-board Ryanair’s planes. Doing so would allow adding six more seats to its cabins.
Ryanair, which carries 75 million passengers a year, flies as many as 189 passengers each flight. If three toilets (or one toilet per 63 people) are brought down to one, and six more seats are included, that leaves just one can for 195 travellers. Legally speaking, according to the Independent, there is no legal stipulation for an airline to provide even one washroom on its aircrafts.
In O’Leary’s defence, once more, he always brings these wild ideas public for the benefit of the passenger. No matter what he proposes, he always insists, at least, it’s all for lowering fares.
“(Removing two of three toilets) would fundamentally lower air fares by about five per cent for all passengers,” he says, noting that about three bucks of a typical $65 ticket might be saved if more seats can be added to Ryanair’s cabins.
In previous bids to bring down airfare, or at least cater to Ryanair’s idea of what travellers want, the airline has floated the idea of flying with just one pilot per flight, adopting standing-room only trips and even child-free flights, which Ryanair says are coming this fall.
By Jason Buckland, MSN Money
Posted by: Sean | Oct 14, 2021 12:44:42 AM
I've always had the distinct impression that Ryanair is an airline that should be avoided at all costs and under all circumstances, and this article isn't exactly dispelling that. What a bunch of maroons.
Posted by: tony | Oct 14, 2021 1:22:26 AM
Why not remove the seats in the plane this would be less weight for less fuel and let the people carry there own lugguage in the plane no extra charges for baggage handlers also this way they can use the cargo section for more people
Posted by: Roni | Oct 14, 2021 3:05:28 AM
Yeah, I can't wait to save $3 on my flight with all these ideas....flying with one pilot (better hope he doesn't fall asleep at the wheel or go to the bathroom or get sick)....standing room only (better hope you don't hit turbulence, hit an air pocket and hit the ceiling...how many lawsuits would that generate?)....and child free flights (can I leave my 3 yr son at home by himself)...which means my family and I will NOT be flying with Ryanair...brilliant ideas to save a few bucks but at what cost? Get back to the drawing board!
Posted by: Darcie | Oct 14, 2021 8:34:00 AM
lol remove the toilets lol lol hell why stop there!!!! just remove the pilot
Posted by: Colour of money | Oct 14, 2021 11:34:50 AM
None of you have ever been a backpacker across Europe.
Living in Frankfurt, Germany, my wife and I flew to Rome and back on less than 50 Euros combined.
Ryanair allowed us to travel all over the continent on our paltry bartender salaries. This would have been impossible at the rates other discount airlines, buses, or trains offered.
Furthermore, the bulk of RyanAir flights are short. So standing room only and no toilets is similar to traveling on a commuter train from the suburbs into downtown: 90 minutes of minor discomfort for tremendous savings.
I didn't grow up in an era or culture when flying was something luxurious. Flying is just like commuting. Ryanair helps make this true, and thus makes Frankfurt-London like Rigaud-Montreal.
Posted by: susan | Oct 14, 2021 12:00:59 PM
thank goodness.................I live in Canada
Posted by: red | Oct 14, 2021 1:51:51 PM
maroon's ? is that like moron
LOL what a bunch red shaded colors
Posted by: cy mills | Oct 14, 2021 1:53:52 PM
The solution is is the air travellers hands. If you object to this penny ante way taking more money out of your pocket just dont travel by Ryan. Case closed.
Posted by: Bluenose | Oct 14, 2021 3:13:10 PM
Every year there are rumours about Ryanair's new short-comings. I'm a Canadian living in France and often travel by Ryanair. I have never had a bad flight and they have always been on time (how many other airlines can say that?). The flights are clean, cheap and cheerful. Yes the meals are expensive and carrying extra luggage costs a lot, but I have learned to travel light, not to need a meal or drink on a 80 minute flight and that I don't have to buy their smokeless cigarettes or lottery tickets. It's like a bus ride in the air, so who needs to rush off to the toilet as soon as the seatbelt sign goes off?
I wish Ryanair had flights to Canada - then I could afford to travel back to see family and friends more often.
Posted by: Tiffany | Oct 14, 2021 3:16:29 PM
YOU CAN STILL POOP IN THE COCKPIT. they'll put an ice-cream container in there for your pooping convenience. but if you need to pee, bring your own bottle or a basin - for the lady-folk. no one will care about you exposing your genitals and releasing your excrements in public.
Posted by: Maxwell | Oct 14, 2021 6:24:21 PM
All I got to say is..Wowwww!!! and I do mean Wowww! I've now seen it all. Removing the shitters from the plane...to..save money and add more seats to the flight huh? Hmmm let me see, who exactly saves money and, who MAKES more money with this antics?? Because, it's REALLY all about the comfort, security and welfare of the passangers (PAYING passangers, if I might add!) Not about making money...right?! ...!!?? and I was really born yesterday! Really! Oh, and BTW, Thank Christ this airline doesn't fly to Canada!! Enough said!
Posted by: Victor Fenech | Oct 14, 2021 6:51:54 PM
This Scrooge should be run out of the airline industry and maybe passengers should take a can on board or a plastic bag so it wont be noticed and use it at you seat and leave the deposit under the seat so Ryanair can sell it for fertilizer. LOL
Posted by: Victor Fenech | Oct 14, 2021 6:55:10 PM
Should be kicked out from the airline business he doesn't deserve a license to deal with the public
Posted by: Shannon smythe | Oct 14, 2021 7:33:35 PM
Seriously, I get that you, who travel Ryanair for the price, my brothers do it do not want to put down the airline. However, removing the bathrooms and only flying with ONE pilot for 3 whole dollars. Then I suggest if $3 is that important, do not travel. Wait until the pilot gets sick or you suddenly overwhelmingly have to go to the bathroom, this can happen in 80 minutes. This is one of the studpidest ideas I have ever heard.
Posted by: Jack | Oct 14, 2021 8:24:26 PM
Damn, and I pay about $5,000 to fly from TO to Calgary in Exec. Bus. Class. Well, I don't pay it, my customers do (and they don't care!). Pocket change to them.
Posted by: bob | Oct 14, 2021 9:54:46 PM
hey red , regarding your comment about the maroons... just because you dont get the referrence/joke doesn't make it wrong... but commenting on it is kind of telling about you.
Posted by: frequentflyer | Oct 14, 2021 11:31:34 PM
If I gotta go so be it ...there is plenty of floor space to pee on.
Posted by: Moses | Oct 15, 2021 12:25:39 AM
I've flown with Thomas Cook Airlines who have downstairs toilets on at least one of their aircraft, in a space that would have been cargo. My wife and I were bodily weighed in on a Ukranian airline flight a few years ago. I have made over 2,000 commercial flights in my career and also have flown as a private pilot. This latest proposal by Ryanair takes the big cookie in the sky, Ryanair should have standing room only in the cargo bays, put luggage on the roof rack and weigh in each passenger. Maybe Ryanair should charge by the pound and then I would be encouraged to empty my body fluids before check-in and so save some money.
What a bunch of losers
I respect the fact that people need economy flights but I have seen the industry go from china service ware to 'bring your own straw' in the space of 20 years. There has to be an acceptable middle-road.
Idiots
Posted by: dreamland koala | Oct 15, 2021 12:28:24 AM
How many flights get delayed after leaving the gate? How many flights have to divert to another airport because of weather and wait for a gate to open up? How many flights have to wait to be de-iced? How many flights have to sit on the tarmac for hours because the flight develops a mechanical issue and the gate it just left fills up?
With this idiotic proposal from RyanAir, you had better hope you're not on one of those flights with a full bladder.
Posted by: Moses | Oct 15, 2021 1:18:11 AM
I flew Irish airlines a few years ago...Aer Lingus. It has now occured to me that because of their stated intentions of providing "incredible" pee-free customer service, Ryanair might want to consider renaming themselves as Air Cunnilingus
Losers