Aug 7, 2007
Starting in early October, round-trip trans-Atlantic airfares will be offered for as little as $303
It's still too early to discuss all the rock-bottom trans-Atlantic fares that nearly every big airline will be offering as of early October. But already, the Scottish airline FlyGlobeSpan (tel. 718-473-0699 in New York, 617-379-0888 in Boston, 407-965-5499 in Orlando; www.flyglobespan.com) has announced spectacular off-season rates to an ever-growing list of Irish and British cities. Starting late September, FlyGlobeSpan's roundtrip flights from Boston to Glasgow, Scotland, will start at $318, or you can fly round-trip from Boston to Ireland West Airport Knock, gateway to the glories of Western Ireland, from $303. Round-trip fares from New York's JFK to Liverpool, England begin (at that time) at $348, to Ireland at $361. Taxes on most of these routes run just $149.
These are opening salvos in what undoubtedly will be a violent trans-Atlantic fare war this coming autumn and winter. As other airlines announce their bargain rates, FlyGlobeSpan and other carriers (like the new, Canadian-owned Zoom Airways flying for $199 each way from JFK New York to Gatwick, London) will undoubtedly respond with even lower rates. If you can postpone your trip to the autumn months, you'll save a great deal.
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These are opening salvos in what undoubtedly will be a violent trans-Atlantic fare war this coming autumn and winter. As other airlines announce their bargain rates, FlyGlobeSpan and other carriers (like the new, Canadian-owned Zoom Airways flying for $199 each way from JFK New York to Gatwick, London) will undoubtedly respond with even lower rates. If you can postpone your trip to the autumn months, you'll save a great deal.
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