Thus the Fight Begins: Ryanair Is Coming to the U.S.


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What can we say? Yellow and Gold make Green. With the high demand to attend St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Dublin, New York and Boston, this announcement could not be better timed.

We have predicted that it was only a matter of time and aircraft before Ryanair committed itself to transatlantic service. Now, just in time for St. Patrick's Day celebrations, Ryanair has made its intentions clear. The world’s largest airline by international passengers carried, has said it will offer fares as low as £10 to fly across the pond. “The board of Ryanair, like any PLC, have approved the business plans for future growth, including transatlantic. We are talking to manufacturers about long-haul aircraft but can’t comment further on this. European consumers want lower cost travel to the USA and the same for A