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> If you want to sit together, pay for that privilege. Agreed. I think they leave too much money on the table. Use of window shades and lavatories could be beh
by DangitBobby 1y ago
> If you want to sit together, pay for that privilege.
Agreed. I think they leave too much money on the table. Use of window shades and lavatories could be behind a subscription service as well, with Sky Comfort+ affording you the privilege of multiple lavatory visits for those who have chosen the luxury IBS lifestyle. I'll let you know if I think of anything else those pesky airline passengers take for granted.
- dillydogg 1y agoI think paying for water is a great opportunity. Maybe even the precious Biscoff. Especially for those cross country flights.
- jghn 1y agoWhen I was young there was a discount airline named People Express that actually operated like this. In retrospect I imagine a lot of their nickel & diming would be considered standard these days, but back then it was revolutionary in both good & bad ways.
- LPisGood 1y agoSpirit Airlines does not give free water. They will give you a cup of ice if you ask.
- masklinn 1y agoYou’re way late to that party, Ryanair used to charge crew for water.
- dillydogg 1y agoThe forward thinking market leaders we deserve
- az226 1y ago$99 recline your seat fee
- jghn 1y agoI'd pay $99 so that the person in front of me *can't* recline their seat
- asah 1y agoI'd pay $99.01 so I can recline again... oh wait, I see where this is going...
- cwmoore 1y agoWhy not? Let’s also reverse the auction, make a C2B market: I’d offer $300 roundtrip to Lahaina for 5-10 days, airlines? Any takers?
- cosmicgadget 1y agoI'd pay $99 to sit across the aisle from you two and giggle.
- SirMaster 1y agoI prefer when they recline as that always seems to give me extra knee room which is the main place that I am most cramped. When they recline the part of the chair where my knees are slides forward about in inch or 2.
- dweinus 1y agoPerfect, digital bidding app on each seat so you and the person in front of you can see who will pay more for reclining control.
- el_benhameen 1y agoJust know that when this inevitably happens, it’s now on you for putting it out into the universe.
- eterm 1y agoYou get that for free on some Ryanair planes.
- masklinn 1y agoAre you a consultant for ryanair? If not, you should apply. They tried to straight up remove the window shades, but that’s currently required by Ireland so no dice. A toilet charge has been floated but is apparently difficult both legally and technically. However given Ryanair’s usual treatment of passengers with disabilities I have no doubt a passenger with IBS would have an experience.
- 0xAFFFF 1y agoRyanair talks a lot, but they mostly do it for the free PR they inevitably get when people act shocked. Almost all of their proposal are unfeasible or downright illegal and all of them should be considered bullshit until proven otherwise.
- Bhilai 1y agoAgreed. There should be a fee for speaking too. Some passengers are really chatty. In today's world where free speech is already being curbed, Airlines should charge a free-speech fee for passengers who plan to converse. Separately there should be a fee for opening/closing the AC vent and using the overhead lights.
- granitepail 1y agoIf ya made it through all three of the sentences they wrote, you'd see the comment you replied to came around to it being reasonable to give families a break on group seating.
- DangitBobby 1y agoI did, in fact, manage to read all three. I just couldn't help but run with the devil's advocate premise.
- SoftTalker 1y agoYou may not remember the coin-operated public toilets that used to be fairly common, especially in places like airports.
- gpderetta 1y agoWhat about seats? You can fly standing perfectly fine. Sitting is a privilege (definitely ryanair does not propose this form time to time). > On the one hand, this seems fair. If you want to sit together [with your family], pay for that privilege This seems shortsighted. Airlines could get much more money if they added a fee to guarantee not to be seated beside a kid!
- devoutsalsa 1y agoI'm waiting for airlines to offer a budget First Class called Number Two Class. You get exclusive use the lavatory for the entirety of the flight.