Christmas flights from Dublin to London could cost €500 each way, warns Ryanair boss

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A one-way flight from Dublin to London this Christmas could cost passengers up to €500 a seat, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has warned. Mr O’Leary also criticised Irish transport minister Eamon Ryan for “failing” to act against the traffic cap to open up the aviation hub’s second runway. The Ryanair boss said in a statement on 26 August: “Currently today in late Aug, our lowest fares from London to Dublin on Fri 20th, Sat 21st or Sun 22nd December are rapidly approaching €100 one-way due to this Government’s failure to allow airlines to run extra flights to/from Dublin this Christmas. “We believe airfares to Dublin this Christmas will hit €500 one-way as Christmas approaches and reduced seat capacity fills, and therefore we urge passengers intending to travel home to family at Christmas to book their travel early and avoid what will be record-high airfares due to Eamon Ryan’s failure to scrap a 17-year-old outdated and irrelevant traffic cap.” The Independent has contacted the IAA for comment.