Ryanair to Install Vending Machines on Planes

[Grandpa +65]

Ryanair to Install Vending Machines on Planes

Updated: Wednesday, 31 Mar 2010, 1:20 PM MDT
Published : Wednesday, 31 Mar 2010, 1:20 PM MDTBy Steve Goldstein
(MarketWatch) - Ryanair Holdings, the no-frills Irish carrier, said it will install vending machines on its 225 planes in an effort to cut costs and lift ancillary revenue, MarketWatch reported Wednesday.
Ryanair said that the phased installation of vending machines will allow it to reduce its cabin crew teams from four to two and they will perform safety announcements and ensure passenger seatbelts are securely fastened.
Beginning in June 2010, Ryanair passengers will be able to purchase hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, snacks, ice-cream, condoms and smokeless cigarettes directly from the vending machines, the airline said.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

Might as well revive the standing room seating as well.

 

[WateryGrave]

I'm gonna go with early April fools joke.

 

[bizicmo]

I was going to ask if they were going to sell condoms but I guess so. So since they are selling condoms are they promoting the use of the lavs for sex and masturbation? or just for make ballon animals?

 

[johnsonrod]

How convenient - you can have a smokeless cigarette after using the condom during the flight. In the UK they refer to it as smoking a f*g...

Can 737-800 aircraft legally operate with only 2 stews for 140+ pax in Europe? Sounds like a joke to me...

 

[labbats]

Wasn't it Crandall who called flight attendants the most expensive coke machines on the planet? You'd better believe that if the government didn't make them, the airlines wouldn't have 1 FA for every 50 seats.

Good April Fool's joke!

 

[crxpilot]

Ok, guys.. where having fun.. but lets get back on track or this thread will end up getting moved to the Non-aviation chat... now where were we...

Do you really take everything so seriously?

 

[AvroGuy]

it is only a matter of time, they will call it an additional revenue stream.

 

[jehtplane]

Elsewhere in the world of aviation today – April 1 – Ryanair announced it will add yet another fee to its already extensive list of a-la-carte services. Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary says the carrier would begin charging one British pound (about $1.50) for each three minutes breathable air. The airline did not announce a start date.



jehtplane

 

[Grandpa +65]

Delta to pare down Atlanta hub, shift focus to 'reliever city' Chattanooga

http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?publishe...ghts/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=86107.blog&csp=34
Delta will begin to pare down its Atlanta hub and relocate its main operations base to Chattanooga. The Tennessee city has long been mentioned as a possible reliever airport for Atlanta's busy Hartsfield-Jackson International. Now that appears to be close to becoming a reality. Delta CEO Richard Anderson says the world's busiest airport in Atlanta "has just become too big and too congested" for the world's largest carrier to keep running its busiest hub there.
At least that's according to the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, one of several aviation news sites to run April Fools stories today.
Elsewhere in the world of aviation today – April 1 – Ryanair announced it will add yet another fee to its already extensive list of a-la-carte services. Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary says the carrier would begin charging one British pound (about $1.50) for each three minutes breathable air. The airline did not announce a start date.
Meanwhile, the Wisconsin publication OnMilwaukee.com got the scoop on Air Canada's plan to offer in-flight pot brownies -- a measure meant to help calm the nerves of passengers with a fear of flying. OnMilwaukee.com says "it's a tough battle to wage, but Air Canada … has a plan to rebuild its empire in the high skies [fueled by a] new plan to take its customers even higher. Literally." OnMilwaukee.com says Midwest Airlines' famed chocolate-chip cookies provided Air Canada with the inspiration for its idea.
Staying within Canada, WestJet plans to add "Clapper technology" on board its aircraft. The airline says on its website that "guests wearing the transmitting device while seated can clap once to activate the reading light in the console above their head, clap twice to change the channel on their live seatback television, or clap three times to illuminate the flight attendant call button. Transmitters are available to purchase online for $19.95, and the devices come in a variety of colours."
Back to the USA, there's another unusual airline partnership to talk about. In news that comes after a week that gave us the unexpected WestJet-Delta and American-JetBlue pairings, Virgin America has announced plans to merge with Los Angeles-based American Apparel. Gadling.com breaks the news, saying that as part of the tie-up, the San Francisco-based carrier will require passengers on the trendy carrier to wear American Apparel leotards on all flights. Gadling says the merger will make the new Virgin Apparel company the "world's largest hipster conglomerate."
Happy April Fools Day!