Ryanair polls passengers: would you stand for a free flight?

Ryanair's recent idea to do away with conventional seats on aircraft and replace them with "vertical" seats, where passengers fly standing up secured by a lap belt, is gaining traction.

The Irish airline has now published a poll on its website asking users to vote whether they would stand on short flights if it meant travelling free of charge or paying 50 per cent less than a seated passenger.

Those interested in voting can do so via the website (www.ryanair.com).

The vertical seating idea is the latest in a series of cost-cutting proposals made by Ryanair. The airline has already confirmed plans to scrap all check-in facilities and charge passengers a £1 fee for using the toilet on board its aircraft.

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Comments

[Louise Lyttonshire]

O'Leary will do anything for free publicity. The song on the website is funny though. Especially the part when "O'Leary" croons "it'll make me a fortune". It's funny cos it's true.

[lilo]

You're right. Actually Andrew Davis, Boeing's communication manager, said that due to security issues they were not considering making passengers stand during flights. So I think it's just an O'Leary trick to make people talk about his firm.