Originally Posted by
JBord
Frontier has $1 fares in the US right now. Of course, add on taxes and fees and you won't find a one way for much less than $40. Then you add on ancillary fees and you probably end up $75-100 on way. So what the OP is seeing in Europe with the LCC's is not out of line with the US. I've also seen fares that low on some of the Asian LCC's.
As a point of order, fares quoted in the EU have to include all mandatory taxes and fees. So if you see €10 advertised, you can fly for €10.
I have done this, incidentally, although this was before Ryanair introduced fees for full-size carry-on luggage. A couple of years ago was the last time, flying from Malmo to London Stansted. Decent flight, all told. (OK, it was SEK100, not €10, but let's not split hairs...) I did a flight to Bremen a couple of months ago for £40, including priority boarding, front row seats and two carry-ons. Not complaining about that.