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01.04.07RYANAIR ANNOUNCES LOW FARE SPACE FLIGHTS
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline today (1st Apr) announced that it intends to start a second space race by offering low fare flights to the moon to compete with Virgin Galactic. The Ryanair Orbital space shuttle is expected to be operational by mid 2008 and is available for immediate booking on www.ryanair.com. When Richard Branson launched Virgin Galactic in 2004 he said it “will be run as a business, but a business with the sole purpose of making space travel more and more affordable.” Ryanair has been studying this market and believes that if anybody is going to make travel affordable either on the earth or off it, no one will do it better than Ryanair. Launching Ryanair’s space programme, Head of Ryanair Orbital, Mr Stan Grenoli said: “Today we boldly go where no airline has gone before by offering low fare flights to the moon. The Ryanair Orbital Space Shuttle will commence low fare operations circling the moon in 2008, at a fraction of the high fares currently being touted by Virgin Galactic. “Ryanair has also been talking to NASA about a keenly priced feeder service for its planned base on the lunar South Pole. By 2020, Ryanair Orbital aims to make the Moon as attractive a holiday destination as Alicante or Malaga. “Passengers wishing to take a giant leap for mankind without making a giant dent in their bank balance should log onto www.ryanair.com immediately, and reach for the stars from just 1c*.” *One-way excludes taxes and charges
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