Post by Jaga on Jul 6, 2009 21:40:22 GMT -7
This is true....
Ryanair are one of the cheapest airlines in the world, it also fly to Poland:
Ryanair May Make Passengers Stand to Cut Costs
www.cnbc.com/id/31760279/
Low-cost airline Ryanair, which mulls making passengers carry their own bags to hold and asking for £1 for the use of in-flight toilets, is now looking into offering standing room for passengers on its planes.
Ryanair has made a "very preliminary" call to Boeing about making planes with standing room in the hope of packing more passengers in, Stephen McNamara, a spokesman for Ryanair, told CNBC.com.
"We'd have to work with Boeing on something to lean on, like a stool," he explained. "I know that's something that Airbus looked in, something the Chinese airlines are looking into."
Passengers would be strapped in their standing stools, at least for take-off and landing, he said.
If the measure is approved by safety regulators, 4 or 5 rows of seats would be removed to make way for the standing stools, he said.
Russ Young, a spokesperson for Boeing, told CNBC.com he was not aware of the discussion with Ryanair.
Ryanair are one of the cheapest airlines in the world, it also fly to Poland:
Ryanair May Make Passengers Stand to Cut Costs
www.cnbc.com/id/31760279/
Low-cost airline Ryanair, which mulls making passengers carry their own bags to hold and asking for £1 for the use of in-flight toilets, is now looking into offering standing room for passengers on its planes.
Ryanair has made a "very preliminary" call to Boeing about making planes with standing room in the hope of packing more passengers in, Stephen McNamara, a spokesman for Ryanair, told CNBC.com.
"We'd have to work with Boeing on something to lean on, like a stool," he explained. "I know that's something that Airbus looked in, something the Chinese airlines are looking into."
Passengers would be strapped in their standing stools, at least for take-off and landing, he said.
If the measure is approved by safety regulators, 4 or 5 rows of seats would be removed to make way for the standing stools, he said.
Russ Young, a spokesperson for Boeing, told CNBC.com he was not aware of the discussion with Ryanair.
