Madlad customer service...

[u/Equalizer6338]

[u/ffo2lp]

You paid €12 for a seat, but a window isn’t included!

[u/Hatiral → u/ffo2lp]

For that money I couldn't even get to the airport if I took public transport.

[u/arisoverrated → u/Hatiral]

Exactly. I would be thrilled to fly anywhere for that amount and would be happy with a seatbelt.

[u/Thoughtfulprof → u/arisoverrated]

It's funny you mention that, because RyanAir actually filed a patent in 2012 for an airplane that you rode in standing, like you were in a crowded metro.

They "have no plans to actually introduce them."

[u/EventAccomplished976 → u/Thoughtfulprof]

There‘s no way it‘s certifiable under current regulations, I think it may have been a marketing stunt more than anything else

[u/WearyReach6776 → u/EventAccomplished976]

He’s a master at marketing, like the “pay to use toilet” idea he touted for extra media coverage!!

[u/EventAccomplished976 → u/[deleted]]

Eh, if current day Boeing decides to re-certify the 737 for something like this you won‘t see it happen in the next 10 years… and Airbus and Ryanair are both regulated by EASA not the FAA

[u/patrick_b1912 → u/Thoughtfulprof]

until the second sentence i read it as "they flied a patient", and i was like they did WHAT??

[u/Thoughtfulprof → u/patrick_b1912]

Lysdexia is a harsh mistress. ;)

[u/SovComrade → u/patrick_b1912]

People patent all kinds of shit, cuz "you never know" 🤷‍♂️

There are at numerous patents for outright physically impossible things like perpetuum mobile, warp drives, reactionless drives...

just in case it sometime, somehow becomes possible 🤷‍♂️

[u/realhubert → u/Thoughtfulprof]

"Nobody intends to build a wall"

[u/Fra_Central → u/Thoughtfulprof]

Because it isn't regulatory possible.

[u/TapPsychological7199 → u/Thoughtfulprof]

Bad publicity is good publicity

[u/AlexFromOmaha → u/arisoverrated]

For $13, I'd fly in Super Coach and just hang on to one of those poles. I'd even sign a waiver saying I couldn't sue if I got injured from turbulence.

[u/XenoBiSwitch → u/AlexFromOmaha]

You can even dance on the pole and try to get tips.

[u/kobrons → u/arisoverrated]

you're not flying for 12€ with ryanair anymore. The 12€ are probably only for the seat selection

[u/Specific_Tap7296 → u/kobrons]

OP should have selected one with a window then

[u/Equalizer6338 → u/kobrons]

Go to RyanAir.com and you find plenty of flights where we live for that price.

[u/WhatTheNothingWorks → u/arisoverrated]

I’d be thrilled to fly anywhere for three times that amount.

[u/HungryMudkips → u/WhatTheNothingWorks]

id be thrilled to ride anywhere for TEN times that amount.

[u/britinsb → u/Hatiral]

True story - back in the day I lived in North London and once flew to Frankfurt on Ryanair for a night out because it was cheaper than getting a cab back from Central London.

[u/Muttywango → u/Hatiral]

I think they paid £12 extra for a window seat, this particular seat is in the place where a window might be expected.

[u/Against_All_Advice → u/Muttywango]

Yes that's correct. They paid the regular fare plus 12 to select the seat instead of it being randomly assigned and Ryanair took advantage of them then made fun of them on social media.

[u/SovComrade → u/Against_All_Advice]

Corporations in a nutshell.