Ryanair introduces toilet tax and family tax. Has it gone too far?
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Ryanair is the ultimate test of the power of irritation. The stealth charges, the obnoxious announcements and the cheek with which they consider things like luggage and a sip of water as optional extras people should be forced to pay for. They are enough to bring out the fury in even the most mild-mannered traveller.It's a tough call, but Ryanair has just announced new stealth charges which could tip the balance.
Who would have thought a few years ago that one day a quarter of us would find it acceptable to pay extra just to be checked in?
The train services dealt a harsh blow this week, when the full extent of the bank holiday disruption to the rail network emerged. Consumer groups argued that travellers deserved a discount for the fact their journey would take much longer, and rail companies did the corporate equivalent of shrugging and saying: "It's not my problem mate".
We're under no illusions, British Airways is clearly in deep do do, and is doing everything it can to cut costs. It's easy to knock a national institution as it desperately ferrets around for a way to stay airborne, and we 
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