article_snippet: A year later, the controversial tycoon asked customers whether customers would think of vertical seats, akin to bar stools with seatbelts.
article_snippet: the controversial tycoon theory was that by removing 10 rows of seats and replacing 10 rows of seats with 15 rows of vertical seats, flights could carry 30 per cent more passengers and slash costs by 20 per cent.
article_snippet: Mr O'Leary once remarked that co-pilots were only there to 'make sure the first fella doesn’t fall asleep and knock over one of the computer controls'.
article_snippet: Mr O'Leary said aviation authorities should axe the 'unnecessary' position and instead train a member of cabin crew to act as 'back-up' should anything happen to the pilot mid-flight.