SkyRider Airline Seats & Ryanair "Vertical Seating"

Special discounted rate for brething:

inhale $0,01
exhale $0,05

I'm not sure we're really going to have a choice in this one. I've stood on buses and trains for longer than many flights (though admittedly, you're not strapped in on buses or trains) - if Ryanair et al pick these things up, you'll be standing or paying more for the privilege of sitting as Brian said, whether you like it or not.

For all the complaining about Ryanair, theyre still doing booming business and we all still end up flying with them because its dirt freakin cheap.

By the time they add in all of their extra fees and other ridiculous charges your dirt cheap flight ends up costing the same price as a regular airline. Plus, the flight crew on Ryan air always seems angry to me. Everyone boarding the plane feels like they’ve been gouged and they walk in with a chip on their shoulder, so the flight attendants get defensive and everyone feels uncomfortable.

Agree with all these sentiments. They do however have some amazingly cheap deals at times. Flew for €40 for return flights for 5 people in the winter including 1 hold bag (which cost £15 - 3 times as much as 5 people). For all the privations for me it was worth it. The nearest any other method of transport would have been €300 more. On a like for like cost I'd never fly Ryanair. Despite all the complaints one reads most of the flights I've got have gone off without a hitch. The customers just need to understand 1) their ridiculous charges, and 2) the fact that some of their airports are 2 hours from the city they are advertised s being in.

I do wonder whether these seats will actually go ahead anyway - would they even get past aviation rules? I remember a few years ago ryanair proposing standing passengers - it soon emerged that this would be illegal anyway. The same goes for getting rid of the back toilets - my understanding is that regulators won't allow it and boeing won't build such planes.