19th Jun 2007 11:17
Ryanair Holdings PLC19 June 2007 3 MILLION SEATS FOR £10 ONLY RYANAIR GUARANTEES THE LOWEST FARES Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline today (Tuesday, 19th June 2007)released 3 million £10 seats (taxes and charges included) for travel in July,August and September and challenged Easyjet to step up to the plate by offeringpassengers a real price guarantee instead of the misleading 'non guarantee' ithas been peddling for the last two weeks. Easyjet's guarantee is worthless because it avoids comparisons with Ryanair.Unlike Easyjet, Ryanair's Price Guarantee compares all flights from all airportsbetween two cities while Easyjet's so called guarantee is confined to flightsbetween the same airports, which in many cases means Easyjet is the onlyoperator. For example, between London and Milan, Ryanair's Price Guarantee allowscomparison with over 70 flights operated by 4 airlines, flying between 5 Londonairports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, & City) and 3 Milan (Malpensa,Linate & Bergamo ) airports. In contrast, Easyjet's 'non guarantee' does not allow comparisons, for example,between Easyjet and any other airline between London Gatwick and Milan Malpensabecause it is the only airline to operate that route. Speaking today, Michael O'Leary, Ryanair's CEO said: "Today Ryanair is releasing 3 million summer seats for £10 - less than a quarterof Easyjet's average fare. Easyjet can't match Ryanair's low fares and that iswhy it is hiding behind its bogus guarantee. "Ryanair has written to the Advertising Standards Authority to request thatEasyjet stop claiming to guarantee the lowest fares when it is clear that theydon't. "Meanwhile if passengers want the lowest fares guaranteed and 3 million seatsfor £10, there is only one place to find them and that is on www.ryanair.com". Ends. Tuesday, 19th June 2007 For further information: Peter Sherrard - Ryanair Pauline McAlester - Murray ConsultantsTel: 00 353 1 812 1228 Tel: 00 353 1 4980 300 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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