By Jack Brummet, Social Mores Editor
& Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor
Earlier this year, All This Is That published
a satire piece about an airline (Spirit Air) that was about to begin charging for seat belts and restroom use. Four years ago,
we published another satire "Airlines consider offering standing room and Crisco in lieu of seats ." What earlier seemed completely absurd has come to pass.
" 'As you know,' the source told our national affairs editor Pablo Fanque, 'we have positioned ourselves as the 'ultra low-cost' airline (ULCC). It wasn't much of a leap to go from charging for carry-on bags to charging for other, well, services.' The source disclosed that Spirit Airlines is about to impose a modest ($5.00) fee for seat belt rentals on all flights."
The Daily Mail recently reported that
RyanAir is thinking about not only pay toilets, but is also considering standing room "seating."
Ryanair travellers would "perch on a narrow shelf and lean against a flat padded backboard. They would be restrained with a strap stretching over their shoulder, the budget airline said."
Ryanair plans to replace the back ten rows of seats on its fleet with 15 rows of vertical seating. In addition, the airline, at the same time, announced they will begin charging a fee for use of the toilets on their aircraft.
All This Is That pages cited in this article:
http://jackbrummet.blogspot.com/2006/04/airlines-consider-offering-standing.html
http://jackbrummet.blogspot.com/2010/04/spirit-airlines-to-institute-pay.html
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