Airline Exec Wants Standing Room on Planes and Pay for Toilet


  • I think this Irish exec mot’ve been hitting the juice.  For one thing he is ignorant of case studies in relationship to seat belts on planes and how if you survive the initial impact you will be able to walk out with out having your ankle, sternum and possibly a broken back. I guess he doesn’t read the news and learned something from the ‘Miracle in the Hudson” landing with no casualties. Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary's latst comment is that airplane "seatbelts don't matter" and people should be allowed to stand througout flights.  
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Seatbelts on planes are pointless, and passengers should be able to buy standing-room-only tickets, according to Michael O'Leary, chief executive of Irish discount airline Ryanair.
"If there ever was a crash on an aircraft, God forbid, a seatbelt won't save you." O'Leary told The Telegraph. "Seatbelts don't matter."
O'Leary, of course, has suggested charging to use airplane lavatories. His seatbelt comments tie into his stated desire to remove the last 10 rows of seats in airplanes to create a standing section.
While seatbelts probably won't help in a major crash, they can make a difference in turbulence, rough landings and minor mishaps.
O'Leary addressed this argument, saying: "We're not talking about areas of huge turbulence around Europe" and "We don't have heavy landings anymore."
Uh huh.

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