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Mar 5, 2011, 10:32 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rjacket

And if you want to understand what the world might look like if this happens, take a read through this page:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/tra...irline-charges

As FF's however, you may conclude that it would be great for mileage runs.

Unfortunately, the general American public who travel infrequently on their own dime would look at this page and think "Wow! Imagine if I could snag a $5 fare from EWR-ORD!!"

Proof of this can be found on the handy chart on the Ryanair website:

http://www.ryanair.com/en/about

Every time they introduce yet another passenger unfriendly policy (some of which are literally unimaginable in the US in 2011), their growth continues to accelerate exponentially.

People like the lowest possible fare (in FRs case, an AVERAGE, system wide fare of <$50!!)

Glimpse the future!

Cheers,

Paul.