Ryanair not ruling out US domestic flights
31.03.07
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has suggested his airline may start domestic routes in the US - if the US market is opened up in 2010 as part of a second stage open skies agreement with the EU. He told a new service: 'It's eminently possible. Our cost base is much lower than US airlines and our fares are lower.'
As a foreign airline, Ryanair is currently barred from flying US domestic routes. However, the new open skies agreement between Europe and the US should see America open its domestic market to non-US airlines by 2010, leaving the way clear for Ryanair to enter the fray in the world's biggest aviation market.