Ryanair says "lets get rid of co-pilots"

In a typically headline-catching manner Michael O'Leary, head of Ryanair announced today that he thinks having a second pilot in the cockpit is a waste of money.

He suggest that a member of cabin-crew could do the job if necessary...well perhaps a cheaper answer would be to offer a free ticket to anyone who wants to "have a go" at flying the plane for him too!

It's one thing to do away with food, baggage, free toilets and even seats but the pilot - come on Leary grow up....next you'll be cutting costs on servicing and maintenance - with calls of "we know best"

There will always be people who just want to go the cheapest way possible, but more and more people I meet don't want to fly Ryanair for precisely this slapdash attitude. Ryanair? More like Ryan-don't-care.