Ryanair guarantees no fuel surcharges ever

Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, today (1st August) renewed its guarantee of ‘no fuel surcharges ever’ after British Airways was fined £121.5m by the UK Office of Fair Trading for inflating fuel surcharges in conjunction with other airlines.

Ryanair is the only airline to guarantee that it will never apply a fuel surcharge, and British Airways’ fuel surcharge of £43 is over 40% more expensive than Ryanair’s average fare of £30.

Speaking today, Ryanair’s Head of Communications, Peter Sherrard said:

“As the OFT has confirmed, BA has been ripping off passengers for years by price fixing and working with other airlines to inflate fuel surcharges. Since BA first introduced its fuel surcharge in 2004, the price of oil has doubled, yet BA has increased its fuel surcharges seventeen-fold to £43 per one-way flight.

“Ryanair is the only airline with a ‘no fuel surcharge ever’ guarantee, so passengers who want to avoid the fuel surcharging scams should log onto Ryanair.com immediately, where fares currently start from just £10.”