Cheaply to the Old World

Travellers should rejoice this week over the latest low fare airline news.

American residents with an interest in visiting the Old World – or what's left of it – will now probably in a year or a few years' time be able to do transatlantic flights as cheaply as at about USD 12.

Thus, the Habsburg Castle, the Hohenzollern Castle, the Austria Imperial Concert, etc. are within low cost reach. So is participation in the annual celebration of the birth of the Emperor Franz Josef in Giassico, Bad Ischl, and Millstatt.

Moreover, family, friends, and acquaintances will more easily be able to get together.

The Airline Hub also reports on O'Leary's recent PR move.

Now, I don't think it will be easy to get a USD 12 ticket. I once flew between Sandefjord and Stansted for GBP 4 plus taxes. Up to 15 kilos of checked baggage was included, and at that time there were no special regulations specifically limiting the food you could bring through security checks.

Expect low fare flights across the Atlantic in a few years. Expect the tickets to be considerably cheaper than they are today. Expect competition to bring prices down. Don't expect much to be included in your low fare ticket. Don't expect it to be cheap if you need a ticket on short notice at a particular time. Don't expect it to be cheap if you miss your flight.

Over all, prices will go down.