Ryanair mulls US-Europe run

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Ryanair - now for the long haul
April 13, 2007 - 9:39AM

Budget carrier Ryanair is considering launching a separate airline that
would fly long-haul between Europe and the United States around the
turn of the decade.

Ryanair on Thursday confirmed comments made in an interview by Chief
Executive Michael O'Leary that he has already had speculative
approaches from US airports about setting up a service.

More competition is expected on trans-Atlantic routes after the
European Union approved an aviation deal with the United States last
month to open up the restricted routes to new rivals.

The "Open Skies" deal, which takes effect from the end of March 2008,
will allow airlines to fly from anywhere in the EU to any point in the
U., shedding limitations that also discourage them from charging what
they like or combining with other carriers.

O'Leary told trade magazine Flight International that the new airline
could fly to five or six U.S. cities from European bases and offer
one-way fares as low as $US12 ($14). It would serve secondary US
airports such as Baltimore and Providence in Rhode Island and would
also have "premium class" seating.

"By mid-2009, we will be carrying 70 million passengers at 23 bases
across Europe," he told the magazine. "It will be relatively
straightforward for us to do a deal for 40 to 50 long-haul aircraft and
connect these bases trans-Atlantically."

Ryanair is not the only airline to speculate on joining the
trans-Atlantic route to the US - Zoom Airlines Ltd., the U.K. unit of
Canada's Zoom Airlines Inc., said separately it plans to start what it
describes as low-cost flights between London's Gatwick Airport and New
York beginning June 21.

Zoom airline said one-way fares will start from $US254.90 including
taxes and charges. It will offer economy and premium economy services
with designated seating and a meals service.

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[ Oh great. What's next? SWA flying DAL-LGW? -Ed. ]

http://www.theage.com.au/news/travel...971304628.html

Ryanair - now for the long haul
April 13, 2007 - 9:39AM

Budget carrier Ryanair is considering launching a separate airline that
would fly long-haul between Europe and the United States around the
turn of the decade.

Ryanair on Thursday confirmed comments made in an interview by Chief
Executive Michael O'Leary that he has already had speculative
approaches from US airports about setting up a service.

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As soon as he can find someone else to pay for it.