| Sometimes a new business innovation can spur a | | | | airplane. O’Leary has already been in contact with |
| company towards success. However, there are a | | | | the American airplane developer Boeing to make the |
| few industries from which we do not expect to see | | | | newly design planes equipped with standing room |
| such radical new ideas. Michael O’Leary, the chief | | | | safety harnesses. Boeing has said that if the |
| executive of Ryanair is charging through the progress | | | | governments allow for the new policy, they would |
| of getting policies that allow for the standing of | | | | happily supply Ryanair with the equipped airplanes. |
| passengers on short distance airline flights. | | | | O’Leary has said that he was inspired by the idea |
| Ryanair is a European company that specializes in | | | | to make short flights similar to a bus trip, from a |
| flights between European countries with the goal of | | | | company in China that is attempting to get similar |
| making airfare as cheap as possible. Michael | | | | safety policies past. This mode of air travel seems like |
| O’Leary has launched a campaign currently | | | | it is becoming more popular globally. While this sort of |
| directed at Ireland’s government with getting their | | | | policy may not make sense for long international flights, |
| officials to allow his passengers to use roller coaster | | | | if they can show that the safety risks are equal as to |
| style security systems that have them standing in | | | | a sitting passenger, they might have success in getting |
| aircrafts. | | | | it passed. |
| The contraptions looks similar to what you might find | | | | This method of flying is ideal for passengers who |
| on a roller coaster. One large brace goes over the | | | | desire to travel on a budget. Whether you are a young |
| passenger and locks in around their chest. A second | | | | student from America or just a European student on |
| brace would hook around your waist and lock in. While | | | | break; if you want to see as many parts of Europe as |
| the standing apparatus does not seem to be as | | | | possible, saving money while doing it is the ultimate |
| comfortable as sitting down, the positive of a standing | | | | goal. Both, students and backpackers will jump at the |
| in aircraft ticket would greatly decrease the price for | | | | opportunity to take advantage of these standing in |
| the airfare. When polled around Europe, 60 percent of | | | | flights deals. They will be more than happy to sacrifice |
| potential air passengers said they would gladly use the | | | | comfort for low costs. While airlines will still offer the |
| new standing in aircrafts ticket option if it meant their | | | | more luxurious amenities for passengers who are |
| flights would be 50 percent cheaper. | | | | willing to pay the costs, at least having a more price |
| Ryanair would be able to decrease the price up to 20 | | | | conscious option will help the airlines be more |
| percent, because the standing room required for the | | | | successful over time. |
| safety apparatus device would be cheaper to make | | | | Anyone can find vouchers for standing on flights online |
| and also take up around 50 percent less space on the | | | | at a variety of different websites. |