Dishin’ with the Diva

Travel News: No free in-flight toilets?

According to this article at Yahoo News, European budget carrier Ryanair is considering charging passengers for using the loo. If you aren’t familiar with Ryanair, they tend to offer really low published fares but make their money by charging fees for checked in luggage or in-flight sales.

I have found that pay toilets are much more common overseas than they are here in the States (or at least the parts I’ve visited), but even the European press originally thought this concept was a joke. But so far, it looks like this may happen.

With the way the airline industry is suffering these days, I wonder if any American carriers would go this route. I’m sure there will be more than one executive keeping watch on how this story develops. Me, I just feel for the flight attendants, because you know there will be some cheap folks who will try to come up with their own in-flight toilet solutions.