Fat Tax on Ryanair

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Ryanair to Consider How to Charge for Very Large Passengers

Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, today (22 Apr) announced that it will now consider how to charge a ‘fat tax’ after more than 30,000 passengers voted in favour of charging excess weight fees for very large passengers in an online vote over the past two weeks.

Over 100,000 passengers voted, via www.ryanair.com, to decide which cost reduction idea should win a €1,000 cash prize. Ryanair confirmed the final poll results as follows:


1. 29% - Excess fees for very overweight passengers,
2. 25% - €1 for toilet paper – with O’Leary’s face on it,
3. 24% - €3 to smoke in a converted toilet cubicle,
4. 14% - Annual subscription to access Ryanair.com,
5. 8% - €2 “corkage” fee for passengers who bring their own food onboard.


Ryanair will now consider how to implement such a charge and asked passengers to vote, via www.ryanair.com, on which format the charge should take:


1. Charge per kg over 130kg/20 stone (male) and 100kg/15 stone (female);
2. Charge per inch for every waist inch over 45 inch (male) and 40 inch (female);
3. Charge for every point in excess of 40 points on the Body Mass Index (+30 points is obese);
4. Charge for a second seat if passengers’ waist touches both armrests simultaneously.
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Thoughts? :D

http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/news.php?yr=09&month=apr&story=gen-en-220409
 
They are doing nothing of the sort - it's a controversial press release designed to create media furore and boost the profile of Ryanair as being 'so cheap'.
 
[TW]Fox;13937426 said:
They are doing nothing of the sort - it's a controversial press release designed to create media furore and boost the profile of Ryanair as being 'so cheap'.
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this and nothing more to be honest. Well said Fox :)
 
I've only flown with Ryan Air once to Riga and it was so uncomfy. Flown with easyjet a few times to various destinations and its a lot comfier.

Like Fox said, its just a ploy to get people to thier site.
 
Absolutely, you'll get charged. :)

It's just a media storm in a teacup. If they don't want the passengers, that's their call. I've never flown Ryanair and I don't intend to change that habit.
 
I'm all for it, if lighter passangers get a slight discount because of it, but due to the fact they won't I'm against it...

What airlines really need to do is set a total allowance, for both passenger and baggage, say 100kg, that would be fair and benefit most people!
 
i know its a joke, but it makes sense also that smoking in a special cubicle is a good idea...

I am fat and don't smoke (in case you were wondering (im sure you weren't (but just in case)))

:)
 
Amp34 said:
What airlines really need to do is set a total allowance, for both passenger and baggage, say 100kg, that would be fair and benefit most people!
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I'm all in favour of that. :cool:

But.............. what if you weigh more than 100kg? :eek:
 
weight should just be shared with luggage allowance.

lighter you are more luggage you get and vis versa :D
 
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