Urinetown Airlines

[tazber]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 2:20pm

How does this even save the airline money? It just seems downright mean-spirited.
Pay to potty

[Calvin]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 2:26pm

Like Spirit, Ryanair is largely a joke. They actually announced this quite a while back. I don't know that they actually intend to follow through on it. They announce ridiculous things all the time to get publicity. (including a hoax announcement the other day about how they planned to put vending machines on flights)

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 2:28pm

Well, it does say it's only for flights 1 hour or less. If you cant hold it for an hour, maybe you should stay home and see your doctor!

I'm gonna start to sell Depends at the gates!

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 2:41pm

They also said they were going to implement stool type seats where you don't actually sit down, but kind of lean against it for the duration of the flight. Sounds fun, huh? I think most of their fluff is for publicity.

[madbrian]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 2:46pm

If Nancy Opel is going to be singing showtunes in the aisle, I'd pay the fee to pee.

[Jane2]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 3:31pm

OMG I'm sorry but this scares me, no matter how long the flight. And we thought Urinetown was fictional!

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 5:45pm

So is it free to pee (or poo) if the flight is longer than an hour? How about if you are sitting on the runway and that causes a 5-10 delay....can that be considered over an hour? Or do you actually have to be IN FLIGHT for over an hour for it to be free to pee?

Seriously, I wouldn't doubt people would rebel and pee (and poo) on the floor.

This is ridiculous. These airlines need to just charge whatever they feel they need to for the flight and not make every extra thing more money. No doubt, it's smart marketing. It's likely people will say "Wow, this is such a great deal!" but in the end, they realize that they ended up paying more-or-less the same as other airlines that don't play with the 'extra fee hassle' BS.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 6:02pm

I swear to God I would happily wet myself midflight just to make a point.

[Jane2]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 6:08pm

Reggie, great idea! I wish everyone would do that! What if you have to throw up? is that extra? Do it in the aisles, I say!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 6:09pm

That's the spirit

Everyone rise up. All you have to lose is your right to pee.

[turquoisefish]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 6:10pm

I have flown Ryanair. I have never used a toilet on a flight of less than 4 hours, and that was mainly for the novelty.

The point of Ryanair is to be no frills, as long as it is known that there will not be a toilet to use for free on short flights then what is the issue?

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 6:16pm

No issue at all, if you don't mind the possibility of me wetting myself next to you.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 6:17pm

I'm sorry: peanuts and in-flight movies are frills. Bodily functions are not.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 6:23pm

Put a change of undies in the free bag you can carry. Change them & wash out the wet ones & hang them above you to dry.

[turquoisefish]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 6:26pm

Sounds like there are a few of you up for a dirty protest!

[Jane2]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 6:49pm

"The point of Ryanair is to be no frills, as long as it is known that there will not be a toilet to use for free on short flights then what is the issue?"

You don't see an issue? Sorry to break it to you, but there are many many many folks who need to use a bathroom for a plethora of reasons. Tell a pregnant woman to hold it in (NOT the baby, toots).

Too bad we're all not as talented as you when it comes to peeing.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 7:20pm

So when there's an uncomfortable pressure in your plethroa, don't come crying to me or Jane.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 7:37pm

Exactly

I speak for those who have an enlarged prostate & overactive bladder.A very underdocumented minority I might add.

[Jane2]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 7:39pm

Sorry to be graphic, but what if you have diarear? Out of luck, I guess. And so is everyone else on the plane!

[James885]

Posted: 4/8/10 at 8:26am

This is crazy. I really would rather have airlines raise the fares than have them nickel and dime us to death. Between the excessive fees and ever-increasing TSA security regulations, no wonder people don't like to fly these days.


I'm curious about how they would determine the 'hour'. Does it include push-back and taxiing time or does it mean strictly the amount of time the plane is in the air? And what about babies, the elderly, and/or people with medical conditions who may not be able to hold it, but don't have exact change?

Although I'm sure all it would take is one person to have an 'accident' in his or her seat and the fee would go away.

Updated On: 4/8/10 at 08:26 AM

[kooky]

Posted: 4/8/10 at 8:35am

Why don't they just hand you a "DEPENDS" as you are getting on the plane ... just in case you get a call from NATURE !!!!! It is all so outrageous ....

[Jane2]

Posted: 4/8/10 at 9:27am

As has been mentioned already-raise the damn airfare $20 and call it a day. Makes much more sense to me.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 4/8/10 at 10:04am

oh get the f*** over it. ryanair has a monopoly on air travel? theirs are the only planes in the sky? if you want a free toilet then fly a bloody airline that offers one. it's like flying naked air and demanding that everyone put their clothes on becuase it's offensive to you. if you don't like it, don't f***ing fly them.

[Jane2]

Posted: 4/8/10 at 10:08am

That would be fine if the trend weren't that one starts it and the rest follow.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 4/8/10 at 10:13am

yes, as has been shown in this thread already, ryanair has a history of being a cutting edge influence on air travel as a whole.