Ryanair announced on April Fools Day (1/4/11) that it will introduce child-free flights from October. The airline has said in its media release that the adult-only flights would be on selected high frequency flights. It refused to disclose more details.
The news has been met with some speculation from the industry and the media, particularly in light of the timing of the announcement. This makes me wonder if it is all just a well planned publicity stunt, or is it for real? It can be said that this 'announcement' has received a LOT of media coverage, with forums alight discussing this.
Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said:
“When it comes to children we all love our own but would clearly prefer to avoid other people’s little monsters when travelling. While half our passengers would like us to divide our cabins up into ‘adult’ and ‘family’ areas it is not operationally possible due to our free seating policy, with optional priority boarding. However, with clear demand for ‘child free’ flights Ryanair will introduce child free flights on high frequency routes from the start of our winter schedule in October.”
Earlier this week, the airline also announced it would be charging a €2 per passenger fee to cover the costs of delays and cancellations outside of its control - so maybe they are just crazy enough to do this!
Monday, April 4, 2011
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