Post by LHR02 on Dec 17, 2004 12:42:44 GMT -5
from today's Travel insider newsletter:
More incredible deals in Europe. Discount carrier Ryanair is currently selling international tickets for £5 each way (about $9.50). This is a good deal, but what makes it extraordinary is that the £5 cost includes all taxes. Taxes are almost always considerably more than £5 each way which means that Ryanair is 'selling' these tickets at an immediate up-front loss.
As reader Mark in London puts it, 'round-trip for a tenner is remarkable stuff - you can eat a pizza cheaper in Italy than in London, with the flight thrown in'.
Amazingly, Ryanair is strongly profitable<<<<
It would be interesting to see just how much these low cost carriers are biting into the rail/railpass business.
More incredible deals in Europe. Discount carrier Ryanair is currently selling international tickets for £5 each way (about $9.50). This is a good deal, but what makes it extraordinary is that the £5 cost includes all taxes. Taxes are almost always considerably more than £5 each way which means that Ryanair is 'selling' these tickets at an immediate up-front loss.
As reader Mark in London puts it, 'round-trip for a tenner is remarkable stuff - you can eat a pizza cheaper in Italy than in London, with the flight thrown in'.
Amazingly, Ryanair is strongly profitable<<<<
It would be interesting to see just how much these low cost carriers are biting into the rail/railpass business.
