Ryanair to start lowest fare travel
08-Aug-2008 |
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Ryanair announced the end of low fares air travel and its replacement with an era of lowest fares air travel.
At a time when other airlines like British Airways are raising fares and fuel surcharges Ryanair will reduce fares by 5% this autumn and Ryanair guarantees no fuel surcharge ever.
To prove this Ryanair today released 1 million seats for travel in September for just GBP5 (including taxes and charges), which is just half the UK APD tax rip-off imposed on passengers by greedy Gordon Brown.
These GBP5 seats can be booked on www.ryanair.com from today (07-Aug-08) and will remain on sale until midnight Sunday (10-Aug-08), for travel from 01-Sept – 30-Sept-08.
Speaking today in London, Michael O’Leary said:
“Lots of rubbish has been pedalled recently about the end of low fares travel. In reality higher oil prices means the end of high fares short haul travel. Just look at British Airways who are raising fares and fuel surcharges and are losing short haul passengers to Ryanair. Last month (July) BA’s UK/Europe traffic declined by 3%. By contrast Ryanair’s traffic continues to expand, up 19% last month (July), and we are still lowering airfares and guaranteeing no fuel surcharge.
“This winter Ryanair’s fares will fall by up to 5%, which means that Europe’s guaranteed lowest fares are getting even lower, and Ryanair guarantees no fuel surcharge as well, not today, tomorrow or ever. Ryanair’s £5 seat sale proves that the era of low fares travel is over – and will be replaced by an era of lowest fares air travel this September”.
(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 08-Aug-08
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