Ryanair passengers might be paying for toilet privileges

Budget carrier Ryanair is taking “no-frills” flying to another level, revealing that it is considering levying a fee for passengers to use toilets on board its aircraft.

Ryanair passengers may face paying a pound to “spend a penny” in-flight, said Michael O’Leary, the Ryanair’s chief executive, late last week.

The plan has been condemned by Which? Holiday magazine, which commented that Ryanair was truly “plumbing the depths.”

O’Leary spoke on the BBC1 Breakfast programme, and said: “One thing we have looked at in the past and are looking at again is the possibility of maybe putting a coin slot on the toilet door so that people might actually have to spend a pound to spend a penny in future.”

He added: “We are always looking at ways of making air travel cheaper. We are all about finding ways of raising revenue so we can keep lowering air fares.”

When asked if the charge could be as much as £1 to visit the loo on a Ryanair flight, O’Leary responded: “I don’t think there is anybody in history that has got on board a Ryanair aircraft with less than a pound.”

The head of research at Which? Holiday magazine, Rochelle Turner, said: “It seems Ryanair is prepared to plumb any depth to make a fast buck and, once again, is putting profit before the comfort of its customers.”

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