CarpeDiem3 0 #1 November 12, 2012 Quote: "Michael O'Leary is the CEO of Ryanair... In a recent interview with the London Daily Telegraph... "If there ever was a crash on an aircraft, God forbid, a seatbelt won't save you. Seatbelts don't matter." said O'Leary. "You don't need a seatbelt on the London Underground. You don't need a seatbelt on trains which are traveling at 120 mph, and if they crash you're all dead… The problem with aviation is that, for 50 years, it's been populated by people who think it's this wondrous experience... when really it's just a bloody bus with wings." http://www.fox19.com/story/20070682/airline-ceo-seatbelts-dont-matter-advocates-planes-with-standing-room-only So, I guess we don't need no steenkin seatbelts in our jump planes any more. Just a waste of time! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davjohns 1 #2 November 12, 2012 I'm not sure that's what he was saying. And if it was, he is wrong. Planes sometimes hit pockets of air that cause them to drop rapidly. When that happens, passengers can get tossed around and hurt pretty badly if they aren't wearing seatbelts. If the plane goes nose first into the asphalt, seatbelts are useless. But there are lots of other things that can happen.I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr_Polite 0 #3 November 12, 2012 This is the same guy that said he was going to charge people to take a piss on a plane. Honestly I think he just does it for publicity, and it works. Not that it's right but if he wanted to do this he would need to totally seperate the standing galley. I'm fine with people jeopardizing their own life but I don't want them flying all over the cabin were I would be seated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NovaTTT 2 #4 November 12, 2012 QuoteSo, I guess we don't need no steenkin seatbelts in our jump planes any more. Just a waste of time! I think if there were a sarcasm font you would have used it there, right? We learned in April 1992 that seatbelts are definately necessary in skydiving aircraft. As for commercial aircraft, I think it's a safe bet that seatbelts are useless in high-speed crashes, but are probably very useful in turbulence and bumps, as mentioned above, and low-speed collisions, such as running off a runway. Just my .02"Even in a world where perfection is unattainable, there's still a difference between excellence and mediocrity." Gary73 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #5 November 12, 2012 Seat belts are like motorcycle helmets. They may keep you from getting hurt from what's not going to kill you for sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Divalent 145 #6 November 12, 2012 Quote... As for commercial aircraft, I think it's a safe bet that seatbelts are useless in high-speed crashes, ... Maybe not so safe a bet. http://youtu.be/-l4pywdqvK4?t=2m50s 111 fatalities, but 185 survivors. Since the plane cartwheeled, I suspect many of those survivors owe their life to having been belted in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,564 #7 November 12, 2012 QuoteI'm not sure that's what he was saying. It was. O'Leary is a grade A money grubbing cunt. QuoteSo, I guess we don't need no steenkin seatbelts in our jump planes any more. Just a waste of time! Except, of course, skydiving planes have a nasty tendency to crash. If airliners went down as often as DZ aircraft then you'd have 747's in the ocean every other day*. * Disclaimer: Not a real statisticDo you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,079 #8 November 12, 2012 >So, I guess we don't need no steenkin seatbelts in our jump planes any more. We need them even more. An inflight upset won't cause all the people in a 747 to tumble into the tail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ojibwe 0 #9 November 12, 2012 Dause's ilk obviouslyMB 3864 Urantia Book and RUSH fan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamUK 3 #10 November 12, 2012 QuoteI'm not sure that's what he was saying. What O'leary is saying is another load off guff purely designed to get some free newspaper coverage. He says random inflammatory bollocks like this all the time just so people don't forget he exists. Unfortunately. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonstark 8 #11 November 13, 2012 QuoteQuote: "Michael O'Leary is the CEO of Ryanair... In a recent interview with the London Daily Telegraph... "If there ever was a crash on an aircraft, God forbid, a seatbelt won't save you. Seatbelts don't matter." said O'Leary. "You don't need a seatbelt on the London Underground. You don't need a seatbelt on trains which are traveling at 120 mph, and if they crash you're all dead… The problem with aviation is that, for 50 years, it's been populated by people who think it's this wondrous experience... when really it's just a bloody bus with wings." What a gobshite! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #12 November 13, 2012 What he is probably saying is that he is trying to work out a way to charge you a fee for the seatbelt..."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #13 November 13, 2012 Quote What he is probably saying is that he is trying to work out a way to charge you a fee for the seatbelt... Bingo! We have a winner. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutumbo 0 #14 November 13, 2012 Quote>So, I guess we don't need no steenkin seatbelts in our jump planes any more. We need them even more. An inflight upset won't cause all the people in a 747 to tumble into the tail. I work as a flight paramedic. We were on a leg of a flight landing in houston to pick up a patient (i think it was houston) well anyway were flying in a king air 200. Since we had no patient i was stretched out on the stretcher and my nurse partner was on the crew bench, both of us half asleep since we'd been in the air pretty much all day. (Busy day) well anyhoo, all of a sudden the plane probably dropped 100 feet in the air. We both literally bounced offthe ceiling of the plane and onto the ground her landing on top of me. Bout that time the pilot looks back and says "it might get a tad bumpy....haha". Needless to say it could have been a bad situation had we had a patient. Neither of us where hurt but we both did learn why planes have belts. Lol.Thanatos340(on landing rounds)-- Landing procedure: Hand all the way up, Feet and Knees Together and PLF soon as you get bitch slapped by a planet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davjohns 1 #15 November 13, 2012 Quote Quote What he is probably saying is that he is trying to work out a way to charge you a fee for the seatbelt... Bingo! We have a winner. +1 I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HighJB 0 #16 November 13, 2012 I heard his idea was to propose ticket w/o seats, Such as in a bus ... ça passe ou ça frotte Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #17 November 13, 2012 Michael O'Leary is a gobshite who regularly talks out of his arse.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #18 November 13, 2012 QuoteDause's ilk obviously LOL, poor ol' Bill; that's a sin. Waitress? I'll have an order of Hitler, please. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quagmirian 40 #19 November 13, 2012 Quoteall of a sudden the plane probably dropped 100 feet in the airOne time I plummeted out of a perfectly good aeroplane and my parachute failed to open! Good thing I was wearing a reserve I am so lucky. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #20 November 13, 2012 QuoteWe both literally bounced off the ceiling of the plane and onto the ground her landing on top of me. Continue THIS part of the story."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutumbo 0 #21 November 13, 2012 howd i know you of all people were going to be the one to ask that, HAHA sadly all i got was a knee in the ribs. Thanatos340(on landing rounds)-- Landing procedure: Hand all the way up, Feet and Knees Together and PLF soon as you get bitch slapped by a planet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Opie 0 #22 November 13, 2012 Quote howd i know you of all people were going to be the one to ask that, HAHA sadly all i got was a knee in the ribs. Perhaps if you didn't fight it things wouldn't have to start with a knee to the ribs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #23 November 13, 2012 Quote howd i know you of all people were going to be the one to ask that, HAHA sadly all i got was a knee in the ribs. What, she missed your nuts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarpeDiem3 0 #24 November 13, 2012 Quote sadly all i got was a knee in the ribs. Well, with a little extra bump you could have had her straddling your face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adagen 0 #25 November 13, 2012 It's perfectly true that seatbelts don't matter on Ryanair - reason is that passengers don't matter, just their wallets.Anne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
