Welcome to the real-world "con" trick of the low-fare carriers - sometimes, their fares ARE more than those of the full-service carriers. Its something we regular travellers at EMA, who were disenfranchised by bmi a couple of years ago, have known for some time. Sad thing is, the occasional traveller doesn't realise and sometimes gladly stumps up more to fly EasyJet, Ryanair or BA than they've have to pay to fly with a real airline like BA.

Case in point - when bmi were still operating EMA-DUB, one week I needed to travel the following day. Upon checking out ALL the alternatives, Ryanair BHX-DUB was almost exactly the same price as BMI EMA-DUB in business class!

All I can say is - buyer beware, and don't believe all the hype.

Andy