Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 20 Feb 1991

Vol. 405 No. 4

Written Answers. - Aer Lingus Air Fares.

Ivan Yates

Question:

144 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications the cost in terms of air fares per mile, currently operated by Aer Lingus, on (a) the Dublin-London route and (b) all other Dublin-continental flight routes.

Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications (Mr. S. Brennan)

The information requested is set out in the following table.

Dublin-London 576 Miles

Fare Type	IR£	IR£ Per Mile
Executive	260	0.45
Economy	236	0.41
3 Day Excursion	160	0.28
Superbudget	158	0.27
Pex	112	0.19
Short Stay Pex	101	0.18
Apex	99	0.17
Superapex	86	0.15
Off Peak (Gatwick)	138	0.24
Youth	96	0.17
Senior Citizen	79	0.14

Dublin-Amsterdam 934 Miles

Fare Type	IR£	IR£ Per Mile
Executive	478	0.51
Excursion	423	0.45
Budget	355	0.38
Pex	247	0.26
Apex Summer	236	0.25
Apex Winter	196	0.21
Apex Midweek	164	0.18
Youth	196	0.21

Dublin-Brussels 974 Miles

Fare Type	IR£	IR£ Per Mile
Executive	512	0.53
Eurobudget	428	0.44
Pex	247	0.25
Apex Summer	212	0.22
Apex Winter	196	0.20
Apex Midweek	167	0.17
Youth	194	0.20

Dublin-Copenhagen 1,542 Miles

Fare Type	IR£	IR£ Per Mile
Executive	696	0.45
Short Stat Pex	488	0.32
Pex	351	0.23
Apex	302	0.20
Youth	212	0.14

Dublin-Dusseldorf 1,136 Miles

Fare Type	IR£	IR£ Per Mile
Executive	488	0.43
Budget	442	0.39
Pex	274	0.24
Apex Summer	230	0.20
Apex Winter	197	0.17
Youth	193	0.17

Dublin-Frankfurt 1,352 Miles

Fare Type	IR£	IR£ Per Mile
Executive	546	0.40
Budget	494	0.37
Pex	306	0.23
Apex Summer	242	0.18
Apex Winter	210	0.16
Youth	193	0.14

Dublin-Milan 1,758 Miles

Fare Type	IR£	IR£ Per Mile
Executive	728	0.41
Excursion	659	0.37
Eurobudget	547	0.31
Pex Peak	434	0.25
Pex Basic	395	0.22
Apex Peak	354	0.20
Apex Basic	326	0.19
Apex Winter	264	0.15
Youth	252	0.14

Dublin-Paris 982 Miles

Fare Type	IR£	IR£ Per Mile
Executive	572	0.58
Eurobudget	371	0.38
Superpex	254	0.26
Apex Peak	235	0.24
Apex Basic	205	0.21
Apex Midweek	162	0.16
Youth	194	0.20

Dublin-Rome 2,356 Miles

Fare Type	IR£	IR£ Per Mile
Economy	882	0.37
Excursion	800	0.34
Budget	656	0.28
Pex Peak	495	0.21
Pex Basic	442	0.19
21 day Excursion	441	0.19
Apex Peak	374	0.16
Apex Basic	338	0.14
Apex Winter	264	0.11
Youth	320	0.14

Dublin-Zurich 1,538 Miles

Fare Type	IR£	IR£ Per Mile
Executive	656	0.43
Budget	563	0.37
Excursion	541	0.35
Pex	314	0.20
Apex Summer	280	0.18
Apex Winter	249	0.16
Apex Midweek	235	0.15
Youth	222	0.14