Seat belts on airplanes are pointless and will not save passengers in a crash, the chief executive of Ryanair has claimed.
Michael O'Leary claims
legislation forcing passengers to wear seat belts is unnecessary and
wants to introduce 'standing room only' sections on flights.
'Seat belts don't matter,' O'Leary said.
'You
don't need a seatbelt on the London Underground. You don't need a
seatbelt on trains which are traveling at 120mph and if they crash
you're all dead,' he added.
He told the Telegraph that the
argument that seatbelts can stop injuries during turbulence doesn't
apply as Europe doesn't have areas of excessive turbulence.
According
to the newspaper, O'Leary's remarks came as he attempts to make
low-cost 'standing room only' cabins a reality. He says he is being
obstructed by aviation authorities, who he branded 'plonkers'.
He
has suggested removing the back ten rows of seats in aircraft, allowing
groups of less discerning travelers to commute to their destination on
their feet for as little as £1.
He added: 'The problem with
aviation is that for 50 years it's been populated by people who think
it's a wondrous sexual experience... when it's really just a bus with
wings.'
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