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Old 02-27-2009, 12:52 PM   #1
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Ryanair considers charging passengers to pee - CNN.com
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HAHA! I really dont see this working out. When you got to go, to got to go... Spending money to do it aint going to happen. I'll be the first in protest to piss in isle.
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oh you KNOW there will be some people actin' a fool, peeing in cups, etc etc. this could get to be super unsanitary.
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How can you stop somebody from peeing. Is it that uncommon for a passenger to have no money on them?
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geez! just raise each ticket by a pound and problem solved. they're already cheap as f*%$
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omg, thats just silly
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This is just raynair pulling the media strings. Michael O'Leary has no shame when it comes to publicizing the airline and will say anything. I'm still waiting to see if the the trans Atlantic flights will come with blowjobs as promised by the MD.
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I so rarely go to the bathroom on a plane it wouldn't matter much to me... and ryanair flights are so short it would matter even less.

But I can difinitely see the point of it being silly... who wants to pull out a quid to go to the loo?
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^^ that's great!
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Even if they implement this, they may find that it cannibalizes onboard beverage sales...so I think it's unlikely to last.
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That is disgusting. How can they charge their passengers!? If they do decide to charge us for using the lavatory, I'm just going to use the little barf bag to relieve myself! Unless they start charging us for the bags...
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Unless they start charging us for the bags...
i'm pretty sure they don't even have them complimentary
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i'm pretty sure they don't even have them complimentary
Yup, it's more economical to let you spew on another passenger and have them clean off the mess in the toilets.
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Yup, it's more economical to let you spew on another passenger and have them clean off the mess in the toilets.
and we're back to square one...that'll be 1 pound for using the toilet...we accept all major currencies
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hahahahaha ^^^^
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