How strange. Recently I tried to book a flight to Dublin, checking the fares from several regional airports in the UK. In every case I found Aer Lingus (traditional carrier) to be cheaper than Ryanair (low cost). In fact, no matter which day I travelled (looking a month in advance) I couldn't find a cheaper fare on any of the low cost carriers. So Aer Lingus it was, and i got a free beer on board! Its all well and good saying that the low cost carriers get rich on low fares, but they don't. They make their cash on the middle to high fares they get from pasengers suckered in by promises of (extremely limited) low fares and aggressive (and inaccurate according to the UK ASA) advertising.