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At your Leisure - 01 March 2004
Low Flying Fares
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Low Flying Fares
- Main UK Operators
- EasyJet
- Ryanair
- BMI Baby
- MyTravelLite
- Air Scotland
- How Do They Do It?
- Subsidies
- Aviation fuel tax exempt
- Air fares are VAT exempt
- Duty-free for non-EU travel
- Cap on landing charges
- Incentives
- Using cheaper airports
- More frequent flying
- Online and telephone booking
- Ticketless booking system
- No free meals and drinks
- No specific seats
- Less central check-in
- UK Passenger Number Growth
- 50 million passengers in 1980
- 90 million passengers in 1990
- 180 million passengers in 2000
- 500 million by 2030
- Market Leaders
- Market Concentration
- May 2002 EasyJet took over Go (originally part of BA)
- January 2003 Ryanair took over Buzz (part of KLM)
- European Regulation
- European Commission investigating Charleroi airport's incentives to Ryanair
- Controls over pollution
- Unfair to other modes of transport
- Incentives
- Sweeteners from Airports
- Subsidies offered to budget airlines to boost regional economy
- Origins
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