Rantings of a New Yorker

Private Chinese airline carrier, Spring Airlines, has proposed that, in order to fit more people on their tightly packed airplanes, a standing room only area would lower costs up to 20%, thus reducing the price of a ticket.

“The process of plane making is really long,” spokesman Zhang Wuan told CCTV. “We already ordered 14 new jets. But some of them will only be delivered next year. And you have to wait for at least 5 years to lease a plane, and it is also very expensive.”

“It’s just like bar stools,” he added. “The safety belt is the the most important thing. It will still be fastened around the waist.”

I thought it was just a joke last year when people were complaining, “What are they going to do next?”  Now, with Ryan Air actually thinking of charging people for using the toilets, this no longer surprises me.