<p>Ryan air charges for all food and drink so they won’t be encouraging more loo visits by plying you with free drink! Actually the time I flew with them the lunch sandwich I bought was very good (a baguette with tandoori chicken - yum). Better than the ‘free’ meal on most airlines which are generally gross. Their flights are mostly pretty short - couple of hours or less. I tend to not use airplane toilets much - I think I get dehydrated on flights. Having said that I would rather pay an extra 1 pound for my flight than even think about paying to use the toilet on the flight.</p>
<p>I have a second thought. I will pay for the bathroom if they convert the first class section into a bathroom a la las vegas style.</p>
<p>I can see it now - the illegal alien fare - no food no drink no toilets!</p>
<p>The airlines have already put us on a trial run for this-- anyone ever have to use the facilities during the first or last 30 minutes of a flight to/from Washington-Reagan? Its a no-go – in all senses of the word.</p>
<p>A credit-card operated toilet - no s**t!</p>
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<p>At least it keeps the local engineers employed :)</p>
<p>What about kids traveling alone? They don’t usually have a credit card.</p>
<p>In no way on God’s green Earth would I want kids traveling alone to be accompanied to the restroom by the “nice man” in the next seat. Talk about a frightening prospect for parents! For the outrageous fee that airlines charge for walking unaccompanied minors from the gate desk to the cabin (what, about 75 feet or less?), they can let kids use the facilities for no additional charge.</p>
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<p>There was a hilarious skit along these lines on the Jackie Gleason Show when I was a child that I remember to this day. </p>
<p>Behind the curtain in the first class section, there were glimpses of gorgeous cocktail waitress-like stewardesses serving drinks and hors d’oeuvres. After a while, in the coach section, a harridan appeared with a big pot and spoon, which she clanged together and in a loud, rough voice proclaimed, “Beans!”</p>
<p>Eventually they announced deplaning for coach, and all of the proletariat stood and filed off the plane. Then the announcement comes, “First class passengers, please prepare to land.” :D</p>
<p>When I was a kid, it was common for toilets to have a coin-operated mechanism. (Usually there was one free toilet too - I’m not sure of that logic.)</p>
<p>Anyhow, what we did then was to hold the door open for the next customer. I’d do that again if they started charging.</p>
<p>That’s why in England a euphemism for having to go was “spend a penny.”</p>
<p>They should change it to ‘spend a pound’ nowadays! It is still pretty common to have to pay to use public loos. When you can find one that is.</p>