Family fares on budget airlines like Ryanair and easyJet are as pricey as on ... trends now
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Hard-pressed British families will pay as much for budget airlines this summer as they would for British Airways, a Mail on Sunday survey can reveal.
The rise of ‘money-spinning’ add-ons – charging for bags, in particular – has meant that travelling with low-cost carriers such as easyJet and Ryanair is no longer the cheap option it once was.
Analysis for The Mail on Sunday has found that so-called budget airlines rake in as much as 80 per cent more per passenger from additional charges such as cabin bag allowances and seat bookings.
For a family of four jetting off to Corfu in the first week of the summer holidays, with bags and seats included, it will cost £2,148 with British Airways, £2,011 with easyJet and £2,638 with Ryanair.
A similar jaunt to Palma, Majorca, will cost £1,545 with BA, £2,499 at easyJet and £2,041 with Ryanair.
Analysis has found that so-called budget airlines rake in as much as 80 per cent more per passenger from additional charges
The flights were selected last Wednesday for a trip from July 22-29, and we selected flights from London airports, excluding Heathrow. Our analysis aimed for like-for-like trips, though some arrival and departure times differed.
