Have Sleasy climbed down from their original proposal of blocking the middle seat?
Ryanair of course won't, but I'd be quite happy to see Ryanair go away and never come back, it's a despicable organisation with a despicable person in charge of it. Chuck it in with Wetherspoons there.
I'm honestly not sure, but if they've given up on the idea of social distancing then it makes no sense to do so. I expect the middle seat blocking will be quietly dropped.
I'd be more than happy for his business model to be shoved up his proverbial. It's based on misleading people and caning them for additional fees.
I have no problem with the low-cost yield-managed concept as done by easyJet, for example. But easyJet don't set out deliberately to catch people out.
I disagree, so long as you pay attention when booking you know exactly what you pay for. The problem is that people make assumptions on what they are getting instead of reading what's in front of them. I used them this time last year and had zero problems save the usual queue on the apron to board. But this is probably a subject for another thread.
Especially when the majority of bus and train journeys are for less than 30 minutes whereas the majority of flights require sitting in the sealed cabin for a much longer time.
Indeed, although its worth remembering that cabin air is replaced every 3 or so minutes, and the air that does get recycled in that time goes through high quality filters. Plus the airflow is from the ceiling to the floor, so the air in a modern cabin is probably the cleanest & safest going on any mode of transport.
Of course 30 minutes on a bus or train means passing lots more people as they all get on and off. Using somewhere like Kings Cross/St Pancras for the Underground brings the possibilty of very many opportunities to pass on infections.
Tube trains, especially deep tunnel stock is probably the worst type of transport right now. I never enjoy using the tube when travelling through London, and I can see why the cramped, humid conditions could be a source of spread. I think in the longer term London is going to have to rethink how it works, spreading working hours out & encouraging at least some home working every week.
Walking along canal paths sounds a much better option - but they rarely get you to work. In my case the Sheffield Canal once did, but it took a long time.
I could actually walk almost the whole distance from my house to my office along the canal, the only slight issue is that it is around 13 miles each way. A little too much to be walking a marathon every day just to go to work. Of course I could buy a bike and cycle, and on a day like today it would be quite nice. However this is Yorkshire and we get a lot of days that are not nice, and canal tow paths can get pretty ugly around here when the rain tips down and the Aire Valley floods. But maybe I'll give it some consideration for the future as one option, although to be honest getting away to a nice holiday on the Med when we can is a bit higher up on the list at the moment (selfish I know, but after months of staring at the same walls I need it!).