Ryanair says £1 airfares are alive and well

Ryanair has confirmed that contrary to last week’s claims by EU bureaucrats, £1 airfares are alive and kicking and are available during a 3 day seat sale at ryanair.com.

The one million, £1 seats (which include taxes and charges), can be booked on ryanair.com up to midnight on Friday 18th July, subject to availability, for travel between 1st September and 31st October 2008.

Ryanair’s Head of Communications, Stephen McNamara said: “The EU fat cats claim that their recent decision on airline advertising is a victory for the consumer and will mark the demise of £1 airfares. This is Rubbish. Ryanair is pleased to prove the bureaucrats wrong yet again as £1 fares (including taxes and charges) are alive and kicking at ryanair.com. We continue to deliver what consumers really want – the lowest airfares in Europe and no fuel surcharge, ever.

“We call on the EU to make a real difference and examine the unjustified fuel surcharges imposed by many greedy airlines. Already high-fares flag carriers such as Aer Lingus, British Airways, Air France and Lufthansa continue to impose and increase their fuel surcharges with the EU making no attempt to investigate it. Outlawing fuel surcharges would allow the EU to deliver a ruling that will actually make a difference to consumers”.