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Ryanair Asks Crews to Lose Weight to Cut Fuel Costs

Kevin Spak — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:23:05 CDT

With fuel costs on the rise, Ryanair is desperately trying everything it can think of to shave some weight off its planes—including slimming down its in-flight magazine, serving less ice, and even telling its flight crews to watch their weight, the Telegraph reports. "We cut costs wherever possible," a...

Ryanair's Latest Idea: In-Flight Porn

Kate Schwartz — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:06:24 CST

"Ryanair" and "conservative" aren't two words you typically see in the same sentence, so the airline's latest harebrained idea shouldn't come as too much of a surprise: in-flight porn. Yep, Ryanair honcho Michael O'Leary would like to bring the steamy pay-per-view hotel room experience to his aircraft. But don't fret,...

Ryanair Crew Fixes Pilot's Busted Window With ... Tape

Matt Cantor — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:25:44 CDT

Ryanair crew members used tape to fix a pilot’s window before takeoff—only to turn around when the tape came loose 20 minutes into the flight, the Sun reports. “We were kept in the dark, and were terrified. I could see guys taping in the windscreen with what looked like...

Ryanair Plans to Remove Bathrooms to Cut Costs

Kevin Spak — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:31:05 CDT

If you’re flying on Ryanair, remember what dad always said and do your business before takeoff. Europe’s biggest airline, ever on the cutting edge of new ways to squeeze money out of its flights, had been considering charging passengers to use the bathroom on its flights, but now it’s decided...

Flier Suffers Cardiac Arrest; Ryanair Offers Sandwich

Matt Cantor — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:45:05 CDT

When a man on a Ryanair flight went into cardiac arrest, the cabin crew graciously offered him ... a sandwich, a soda, and nothing else, his stepdaughter tells The Local . “They said he had low blood pressure and gave him a sandwich and a soda. And they made sure he paid...

UK Bans Ryanair Bikini Ad —but Not Why You Think

John Johnson — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:06:36 CDT

Britain's advertising watchdog has told budget airline Ryanair it can no longer run a particular ad featuring a bikini-clad model on the beach. Not because it's too risqué, but because the image with the slogan "Book to the sun now" is too misleading, reports the Guardian . (Click the link to...

Ryanair Crew Locks Toilets as Passengers Stage Sit-In

Kevin Spak — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:33:12 CST

A Ryanair crew used some harsh tactics to put down a passenger mutiny last night. When passengers refused to leave their plane—which had landed in the wrong country—they say the crew locked the bathrooms, turned out the lights, and left them sitting on the tarmac for four hours...

Ryanair's Latest Crazy Idea: No More Co-Pilots

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:44:00 CDT

Co-pilots? We don't need no stinking co-pilots. And it would certainly be cheaper to fly without them, so that's what Ryanair CEO (and infamous cost-cutter) Michael O'Leary intends to do—or at least try to do. O'Leary, whose company has already rolled out the genius ideas of charging passengers to...

Budget Airline's New Idea: Standing Tickets

John Johnson — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:48:47 CDT

Ryanair—already considering a plan to charge passengers to pee—has another brilliant idea for budget travelers. CEO Michael O'Leary is floating the idea of removing the last 10 rows of seats in its planes so passengers could stand in exchange for cheaper tickets, reports the Telegraph . He calls them...