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	Ryanair to Make Passengers Stand

David Hughes

7-6-2009 8:10 PM

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David Hughes says:

It seems that anything goes in the cut-rate airline business. I'm all for it if the fare is cheap enough!

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7-6-2009 9:23 PM

clip-on-tie

WHAT? Barstools with seat belts? I flew Southwest Airlines once and I felt like a cow being herded in the pasture.

7-6-2009 9:34 PM

Antara

I flew from Dublin to Rome RETURN on ryanair-for one cent (plus tax) each way

Ryan Air Rocks.....but myself, I really wouldn't want to stand

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The low-cost airline would charge passengers less on "bar stools" 
  with seat belts around their waists. 
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Michael O'Leary, the chief executive, has already held talks with US plane 
  manufacturer Boeing about designing an aircraft with standing room. 
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He is now seeking approval from the Irish Aviation Authority before ordering a 
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  cutting costs. Earlier this year Mr O'Leary suggested passengers could be 
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