I think it's a hoax...For me, the giveaway is the fact that you couldn't fit that many more rows in a "standing room" area as shown, and therefore it could not warrant such a drastically low price."Two lavatories at the back could also be removed, helping to allow up to 50 extra passengers on each flight."Um...no. Whomever wrote this has obviously never seen the size of an airline lavatory... Nah, I'm not buying it.

"Two lavatories at the back could also be removed, helping to allow up to 50 extra passengers on each flight."Um...no. Whomever wrote this has obviously never seen the size of an airline lavatory...

I believe the writer intended to say that by removing the back two lavs there would be space for an extra six more of these "standing seats" - an extra row.

I think it's a hoax...For me, the giveaway is the fact that you couldn't fit that many more rows in a "standing room" area as shown, and therefore it could not warrant such a drastically low price."Two lavatories at the back could also be removed, helping to allow up to 50 extra passengers on each flight."Um...no. Whomever wrote this has obviously never seen the size of an airline lavatory... Nah, I'm not buying it.

Well Ryanair have actually proposed this - as well as the Daily Mail this has also been covered by the BBC: [/url] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8779388.stm But as that article says they aren't serious - they know it can never happen and wouldn't make them more money if it did (you wouldn't get that many more pax in, they'd have to take out the overhead lockers meaning more luggage in the hold when they're trying to minimise that, and the weight penalty in making a standing position withstand a 16G load would be severe). They're just looking for and getting yet more free publicity, knowing that at least some people will be thinking "yes, why should I pay to sit when I can pay less to stand?". Personally I don't care for their business values and their often dubious advertising. And despite their good safety record I'd be concerned about any airline being run on such tight margins. But you've got to give them at least grudging respect for running a popular airline that turns a profit when most of the competition is losing money hand over fist.Strangely, though, the Onion ran something on similar lines a while back:[/url] http://www.theonion.com/articles/united-ai...acking-th,2841/. If in the unlikely event that Michael O'Leary is reading this can I just be clear that the Onion is a satirical publication - United aren't actually going to do this and you don't need to beat them to it...

In the article, it shows a backboard, with a roller-coaster style harness to hold you in place and a small perch to "sit" on. It's not like the handrails on a bus or train where you're hanging on for dear life really, is it?

It is my recollection that buses and trains don't travel at the speeds of passenger jets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!vololiberista

Great stuff. As stated earlier, it's another great stunt by O'Leary, the marketing genious, this helps cement Ryanair's gimmick of "cheap as it gets". You get what you pay for. Also this actually might help Ryanair keeping fares low. You get from A to B the cheapest way possible. Bad at planning your toilet visits? Pay a quid to use the loo. Bad at planning your luggage? Pay overweight. That said, I don't think they'll implement this even if the safety rating is approved, as it'll eliminate quite big customer groups, such as families with children, disabled people and senior citizens. Not because Ryanair's good at heart and doesn't want to hurt these people's feelings, but because they'll stop buying tickets and strengthen the competition instead. Business has nothing to do with feelings, and Ryanair's the only really "honest" airliner in that respect.

It is my recollection that buses and trains don't travel at the speeds of passenger jets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!vololiberista

The ones up my bit do :(

If that came into reality then it is up to no avail that I will ever want to fly with them. Not even flying for their virtual airline.