Ryanair Holdings PLC
01 August 2007
RYANAIR GUARANTEES NO FUEL SURCHARGES EVER
AS BA IS FINED £121M FOR FUEL LEVY HIKES
Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline, today (Wednesday, 1st August 2007)
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 www.ryanair.com immediately, where fares currently start from just
£10'.
Ends. Wednesday, 1st August 2007
For further information:
Lorna Farren - Ryanair Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants
Tel: 00 353 1 812 1271 Tel: 00 353 1 4980 300
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