A budget airline is reporting a sharp drop in bookings for flights to Britain following last week's London bombings.
Ryanair, which operates routes from Dublin, Knock and Shannon to Gatwick, is estimated to be selling a third fewer seats to and from London since the bombings.
The airline usually sells 100,000 tickets to destinations throughout Europe every day but has sold 8,000 fewer per day since the attacks on the capital.
To combat the decline, it has started its summer sale early, with seats available from £1.
British Airways, which operates 30 European and short-haul routes from Gatwick, said it was too early to comment on the effect last weeks' attacks had on its passenger numbers.
Friday, July 15, 2005
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