Jun
16
2019
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
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Why Airlines Should Charge Passengers to Use the Lavatory
Dec
01
2018
Whenever Ryanair is out of the news their CEO Michael O’Leary talks about making passengers stand (to cram more people onto planes) and making them pay to use the lavatory. In the U.S. pay toilets are illegal in many states but those prohibitions wouldn’t apply to airlines since they’d be pre-empted by the federal Airline Deregulation Act.
UK pay toilets are often cleaner than free ones. Would airlines charging for lavatories give us better lavatories? Would they give us bigger lavatories since they’d become a profit center?
France Seizes Boeing 737, Stops Passengers, Threatens to Auction the Plane
Nov
15
2018
Last Thursday a Ryanair Boeing 737 was preparing to depart Bordeaux, France for London Stansted airport when French authorities stopped the aircraft, prevents passengers from boarding, and seized the jet.
France offered the subsidies illegal. Ryanair complied with its obligations. And France gets its money back?
Two Marine Aviators Drew a Phallus in the Sky
Nov
10
2018
Many young boys dream of growing up to be pilots. Some of them become pilots without ever giving up being 15 year old boys.
Airline CEO: Grim Winter Will Bring Airline Bankruptcies
Oct
24
2018
During European low cost carrier Ryanair’s investor call their CEO Michael O’Leary declared that “more airlines [will] suffer casualties” (go bust).
Here’s his argument. He’s been right and wrong on this topic before.
How Airlines Make Money on $7.50 Tickets
Oct
24
2018
A journalist recently asked me how it’s possible for low cost carriers to make money intentionally selling $7.50 tickets?
The answer is three-fold.
Tourism Slogans for Every Country and Jeff Bezos Hotels in Space
Sep
04
2018
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Passengers Evacuate Departing Aircraft When Passenger’s Cell Phone Charger Catches Fire
Aug
01
2018
A Ryanair flight from Barcelona to Ibiza had just pushed back Tuesday late afternoon when a passenger’s cell phone which was being charged by an external battery, caught fire. Everyone was evacuated down emergency slides and onto the tarmac.
The only injuries were incurred on the slide with passengers falling over each other to get out and incurring burns from friction across the slide. Here’s video.
Boeing 737 Lost Cabin Pressure Friday Night, Passengers Bled Out Their Ears
Jul
14
2018
Last night Ryanair flight 7312 from Dublin to Zadar, Croatia diverted to Frankfurt Hahn airport in Germany after it lost cabin pressure.
The Boeing 737-800 had 189 people on board and was flying at 37,000 feet 120 miles southwest of Hahn airport at the time of the incident. Passengers reported hearing a bang. The flight crew deployed passenger oxygen masks and made an emergency descent all the way down to 8000 feet.
An Airport Warning for Dog Lovers and Thousands of US Passport Applications Being Denied
Jul
07
2018
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
