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Ryanair Has €10 Tickets and a Fight Against Scraper Sites

August 18, 2008 at 9:33 AM | 0 Comments

The miracle budget airline that is Ryanair continues to buck the trend of low cost carriers across the world by actually decreasing prices, with a promise to cut fares by five percent--and with a huge sale on now with five million seats going for €10 (including taxes and charges) for September and October travel.

Anyone would think that Ryanair had a mystery supply of cheap fuel, but no, CEO Michael O'Leary has admitted he's messed up on the oil price front already; that's why Ryanair will probably only just break even this year. Even so, he's sticking with the price decrease promise anyway.

The other big drama for Ryanair these days is the crackdown on "scraper" websites that have been selling the carrier's flights. Any customer who buys one of these fares (which, ironically, often end up more expensive anyway) will have their booking canceled, so there's definitely no benefit in going to third-party sites. We're keen on picking up a few €10 fares ourselves, but we'll book direct. Promise.

Related Stories:
· I Screwed Up, Ryanair Boss Admits [Belfast Telegraph]
· Ryanair Clamps Down on Internet Ticket Touts [Reuters]
· Ryanair coverage [Jaunted]

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