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This is the new safety leaflet that will be replacing existing ones in all Ryanair aircraft

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Irish carrier Ryanair, Europe’s largest budget airline, might start charging passengers for using the toilet while flying, chief executive Michael O’Leary said on Friday. “One thing we have looked at in the past and are looking at again is the possibility of maybe putting a coin slot on the toilet door so that people might actually have to spend a pound to spend a penny in future,” he told BBC television.

He said this would not inconvenience passengers travelling without cash. “I don’t think there is anybody in history that has got on board a Ryanair aircraft with less than a pound.” O’Leary has a reputation as a cost cutter, expanding Ryanair by offering low headline fares and charging extra for items such as additional luggage.

Last week, Ryanair announced it was to shut all check-in desks at airports and have passengers check in online instead. “We’re all about finding ways of raising discretionary revenue so we can keep lowering the cost of air travel,” he said.

I am going to London on Ryanair soon and I thought I would lookup Seat Guruto try and figure out which would be the better seats, but alas, Ryanair are not on SeatGuru. But I am not really surprised though. Its not like you book a flight with Ryanair because of the extra legroom, its because they are cheap.

With all the snow and ice recently in England, I purchased some travel insurance from JustCover.ie as they were the cheapest. I have flights and hotels booked and paid for so I am not going to risk being stuck at home for the weekend without re-imbursement of some kind. I will have to sort out an Irish pub to watch the match in on Saturday. Any recommendations?

Ryanair has held talks with representatives from Niagara Falls Airport with a view to launching a direct transatlantic service from Dublin to the tourist spot. The budget airline has previously said it is anxious to operate international services for as little as €10.

The talks with the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority NFTA took place at Dublin Airport last Friday, according to a Ryanair spokesperson. She could not confirm what was said at the meeting but added it took place at the request of the NFTA.

Speaking after the meeting with Ryanair last week, NFTA chairman Gregory Stamm said: “We’ve got our fingers crossed because they are a big player over there and landing them would open a lot of doors for us. “There’s no question there’s a market on both ends for these charters. It’s more a matter of how this would fit into Ryanair’s expansion plans,” he said. Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has said he is looking for planes to operate transatlantic services.

He said the transatlantic service would be run by a separate company to Ryanair, though he is likely take a big interest in it. The new carrier would need between 50 to 60 long-haul planes, which would be based at up to 10 European airports, including Dublin and London.

The NFTA has marketed the Niagara Falls airport as a prime secondary landing target with easy access to all of Western New York and Southern Ontario.

It is airports such as these that Ryanair would look to operate from in the US.

via Irish Examiner | Ryanair holds talks on flight to Niagara Falls.

People from the Kingdom will have a direct route to the slopes from this year as Ryanair have announced a new route Kerry – Grenoble for this winter. This brings to 5 the number of routes Ryanair operate from Kerry Airport. Other destinations served are: Dublin, London Stanstead, London Luton and Frankfurt Hahn.

See ryanair.com for further details

Ryanair is to increase the amounts it charges passengers for using check-in desks and checking in baggage. The new charges take effect immediately for new bookings.

For all bookings made from today, the airline’s checked-in baggage fee will increase from €6 to €9 per bag and the airport check-in fee will increase from €3 to €4.

Ryanair says it wants to encourage more passengers to check in online and travel with just carry-on luggage in order to cut the number of airport check-in desks it uses and the number of handling staff it employs.