Extra flights at Bristol to cope with Six Nations demand
LOW cost airline Ryanair has added extra flights to its schedules from Bristol to cope with the extra demand for flights during the Six Nations tournament.
England are taking on Ireland in Dublin this weekend and the Irish airline has put on extra services to cope with the demand.
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The airline has also scheduled 15 rugby flights to and from Dublin and Glasgow/Edinburgh for Ireland’s Six Nations clash with Scotland on Sunday, February 24.
Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said: “Ryanair has been inundated with demands from Irish rugby fans looking to travel to the game this weekend and we’re delighted to announce extra Six Nations specials between Dublin and Bristol.
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“We have also scheduled 15 flights between Dublin and Glasgow and Edinburgh for the Scotland-Ireland game on Sunday, 24th February, which are already filling up quickly.
“Only Ryanair offers the lowest fares for Six Nations matches and these seats will sell out fast, so our advice to rugby fans is to book early.”
4 Comments
by FromMendip
Wednesday, February 06 2013, 7:56PM
“I should have added that Bristol to Glasgow and Edinburgh are with easyJet. Ryanair doesn't operate those routes.”
by FromMendip
Wednesday, February 06 2013, 7:55PM
“The Post is correct. The low-cost refers to the business model of the airline.
Low fares are not necessarily part of the package though they are still hugely lower than they were 20 years ago on routes that the likes of Ryanair and easyJet fly and that's not even taking inflation into account.
For example in the early 1990s when there was a low frequency turbo-prop route from Bristol to Glasgow and Edinburgh you wouldn't get a return fare below £200, often nearer £300 - in todays' money that would be nearer £400.
It's now possible to get to Glasgow and Edinburgh and back for around £50, taxes and other charges included.
Incidentally, this story is a Ryanair press release 'lift' published on 30 January and the extra flights to/from Bristol were for the Wales-Ireland match at Cardiff last Saturday.”
by harryreg_uk
Wednesday, February 06 2013, 11:48AM
“and there the media go again giving them free advertising, "LOW cost", I bet O'Leary's wetting himself laughing how's he has implanted that in peoples heads!”
by Spiggett
Wednesday, February 06 2013, 10:41AM
“-Rather have direct flights to Bilbao...”