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# Ryanair to make passengers stand
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## Ryanair is considering proposals to make some of its customers stand
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during flights.
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![Michael O'Leary, the chief executive of Ryanair, has backed Ireland's 'Yes'
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campaign][1]
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Michael O'Leary, the chief executive of Ryanair, plans to make some passengers
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stand
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By Ben Leach 7:00AM BST 06 Jul 2009
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The low-cost airline would charge passengers less on "bar stools" with seat
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belts around their waists.
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Michael O'Leary, the chief executive, has already held talks with US plane
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manufacturer Boeing about designing an aircraft with standing room.
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He is now seeking approval from the Irish Aviation Authority before ordering a
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new fleet of carriers, according to _The Sun_.
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A Ryanair spokesman told the newspaper: "If they approve it, we'll be doing
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it."
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Mr O'Leary is reported to have got the idea from the Chinese airline Spring,
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which has put forward similar plans. It estimates space could be made for up
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to 50 per cent more passengers and costs could be cut by 20 per cent.
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* [Ryanair to improve clarity over 'hidden charges'][3]
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* [Ryanair may charge £1 for lavatory use][4]
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27 Feb 2009
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* [Ryanair considers 'fat tax' for obese air passengers][5]
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22 Apr 2009
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* [Michael O'Leary's publicity stunts][6]
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20 Feb 2009
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It is not the first time Ryanair has come up with a controversial proposal for
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cutting costs. Earlier this year Mr O'Leary suggested passengers could be
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charged £1 to use the on-board lavatories.
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In an interview on BBC television he said that the low-cost airline was
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looking at the possibility of installing a coin slot on the lavatory door so
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that "people might actually have to spend a pound to spend a penny."
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Mr O'Leary also considered introducing a "fat tax" for overweight passengers.
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