17
Oct
2006
SkyEurope pays you to fly with them (sorta)
Posted by: Mark Ashley

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Discount intra-European airline SkyEurope is one-upping the Ryanairs and Easyjets of the world by offering tickets at NEGATIVE base fares. They claim to be the first airline to pay the passenger to fly with them.

And indeed, I was able to price out a one-way ticket from London to Bratislava on November 23 with a base fare of -₤1. Taxes and fees come on top of that of course, making it a ₤19.19 one-way ticket, so you’re still paying something for the flight. It’s a marketing gimmick, but still, that’s pretty cheap.

Book by midnight Sunday, October 22.

(Thanks to reader Lar!)
(image: tj.de)

Categorized in: Europe, SkyEurope, airfare, airlines, free stuff, travel
3 Comments

3 Responses to “SkyEurope pays you to fly with them (sorta)”

  1. Anonymous Says:
    October 29th, 2006 at 1:38 pm

    Check this website: http://www.routehunter.com

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