Europeans Wave Goodbye to the Illusion of 99-Cent Flights

Travel Blog  •  Elyse Franko  •  07.11.08 | 9:11 AM ET

The European Parliament has banned airlines from advertising dollar-menu flight “deals.” By the end of 2008, airlines will be obligated to advertise prices with taxes and service fees included. Yes, Ryanair and easyJet, that means you! So those £80 flights disguised as £2 steals will end their reign of deceit in European travel.

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Tags: Air Travel, Budget Travel, Europe, News and Briefs

Elyse Franko is a Long Island native, a graduate of the American University School of Communication in Washington, D.C., and a former World Hum intern. During her time at university, she wrote and edited for several campus publications and fostered her love for traveling by spending time abroad in Istanbul, Turkey, and Berlin, Germany. She currently works as a teaching assistant in Vienna, Austria.


3 Comments for Europeans Wave Goodbye to the Illusion of 99-Cent Flights

Dave 07.11.08 | 4:02 PM ET

Nothing is usually that good anyways.  Theres always fine print somewhere.

Love to See New Things 07.11.08 | 8:50 PM ET

$180 for a roundtrip plane ticket still beat $300 or $400 tickets—hands down!  I love Virgin Atlantic, but found practically the same “deal” with advertisements to London last May.  They advertised $200, but after you add all the taxes, surcharges, and misc. charges the full price came close to $1000. 

In the end, Dave is right.  These “deals” are just too good to be true!

Ling 07.12.08 | 12:46 AM ET

And you’re telling me that some Europeans actually beleive they can fly for 99 cents?

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