Ryanair Holdings PLC
11 October 2007
RYANAIR SENDS COMPLAINT TO EU ABOUT LUFTHANSA PRICE FIXING
ONLY RYANAIR GUARANTEES THE LOWEST FARES
200,000 SEATS FROM HAMBURG & BREMEN FOR €5 including taxes
Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline today (Thursday, 11th October 2007)
announced that it has submitted a complaint to the European Competition
Commissioner, Neelie Kroes about the blatant price fixing of Lufthansa, Swiss,
KLM and Air France. Today Ryanair is releasing 200,000 €5 seats (including
taxes) from Bremen and Hamburg Lubeck. Only Ryanair guarantees the lowest fares.
Only Ryanair guarantees no fuel surcharges ever.
Speaking today in Hamburg, Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary said:
'Ryanair is the only airline in Germany to guarantee no fuel surcharges
ever. In a six hour period on 25th September, four airlines which account
for some 30% of the European short haul market, Lufthansa, Swiss, KLM and
Air France all increased their fuel surcharges by another €5 to as high as
€70 per seat. Last month British Airways was fined by the British and
American Governments for price fixing.
'This latest abusive increase in fuel surcharges highlights the lack of
competition between the European mega-carriers, who continue to gouge
European consumers by imposing bogus fuel surcharges. Ryanair is the only
airline in Germany to guarantee passengers that they will never have to pay
fuel surcharges, not now, not ever.
'Ryanair's no fuel surcharge guarantee has delivered record growth from
Northern Germany, where we offer the lowest fares on 18 routes from Bremen
and on 7 routes from Hamburg Lubeck.
'While Lufthansa is increasing fares and fuel surcharges for German
passengers, Ryanair is lowering fares and guaranteeing no fuel surcharges
ever. Today we are releasing 200,000 €5 seats including taxes across all of
our routes from Bremen and Hamburg. These bargain seats will sell out in
record time so we urge all passengers to book today on www.ryanair.com'.
ENDS Thursday, 11th October 2007
For further information:
Peter Sherrard - Ryanair Robert Marshall - Murray Consultants
Tel: 00 353 1 812 1228 Tel: 00 353 1 4980 300
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