MoneySavingExpert.com Press Release: Dublin heads the new Cheap Flight League Table

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Dublin heads the new Cheap Flight League Table
Unique new tool calculates the top 10 destinations for sub-£30 return all-in flights

Research using the new Budget Airline FlightChecker from Consumer Revenge website MoneySavingExpert.com has produced the first Cheap Flights League Table revealing which destinations offer the most flights for under £15 each-way, including all taxes & charges.

The winner is the Emerald Isle’s Dublin, with nearly 3,900 flights with seats under £15, and the top five destinations include Barcelona and Milan.



www.MoneySavingExpert.com/FlightChecker
Cheap Flights League Table (Ranked by most sub-£15 all-in flights)

1. Dublin. 1,731 outbound and 2,156 inbound flights with seats under £15 e/w .
2. Shannon. 250 outbound and 559 inbound flights with seats under £15 e/w.
3. Milan Bergamo. 205 outbound and 460 inbound flights with seats under £15 e/w.

FULL TOP 10 & MORE INFO IN THE ATTACHED RELEASE
The unique Budget Airline FlightChecker, located at www.moneysavingexpert.com/flightchecker, is specifically designed to find all the budget airlines’ sales flights, and for the first time this now includes all taxes and charges. So unlike normal flight comparisons, where you say when and where you want to go, the super-fast, easy to use free Flightchecker, searches for the cheapest flight over many months.



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www.MoneySavingExpert.com News Release. Embargo 00.01 Thurs 27 Sept ‘07

Dublin heads the Cheap Flight League Table
Unique new tool finds the top 10 destinations for sub-£30 return, all-in flights

Research using the new Budget Airline FlightChecker from Consumer Revenge website MoneySavingExpert.com has produced the first Cheap Flights League table, revealing which destinations offer the most flights for under £15 each-way, including all taxes & charges. The winner is the Emerald Isle’s Dublin, with nearly 3,900 flights with seats under £15, and the top five destinations include Barcelona and Milan.

Uniquely, the FlightChecker, located at www.moneysavingexpert.com/flightchecker, is specifically designed to find all the budget airlines’ sales flights, and for the first time now includes all taxes and charges. So, unlike normal flight comparison services, the super-fast, free FlightChecker searches months of flights to find when to go to get the cheapest flight.

Simply tell it where you’re leaving from and set it a price limit, e.g. £15 each way including taxes and charges, and it’ll find every flight that fits. This works both for a specific destination or you can opt for “I’ll go anywhere” – allowing you to plan your trip purely around the cheapest flights.

MoneySavingExpert.com FlightChecker Cheap Flights League Table
The Top 10 International Budget Flight Destinations

1. Dublin. 1,731 outbound and 2,156 inbound flights with seats under£15 e/w.
The Emerald Isle’s thriving capital city is home to historic buildings and churches, vibrant night life and not to mention the Guinness factory.

2. Shannon. 250 outbound and 559 inbound flights with seats under£15 e/w.
Shannon is a stone’s throw away from Galway’s cobbled streets, restaurants and arts festivals.


3. Milan Bergamo. 205 outbound and 460 inbound flights with seats under£15 e/w.
Milan has something for everyone: a year round comfy climate, as well as shopping and restaurants, and even the possibility of a match for footie fans.


4. Girona Barcelona. 190 outbound and 400 inbound flights with seats under£15 e/w.
Ever popular Barcelona has it all – architecture, food, fashion, music and nightlife.


5. Rome Ciampino. 152 outbound and 260 inbound flights with seats under£15 e/w.
With its classical culture and spectacular food, the eternal city is the perfect place for some Italian romance.


6. Frankfurt Hahn. 121 outbound and 246 inbound flights with seats under£15 e/w.
Aside from the usual delights of beer and Bratwurst, Frankfurt has Europe’s tallest building.


7. Brussels S. Charleroi. 100 outbound and 214 inbound flights with seats under£15 e/w.
Whether you’re a foodie or a culture vulture, Brussels’ mix of beer and chocolate, museums and historical sights will satisfy all tastes.


8. Niederrhein Dusseldorf. 88 outbound and 199 inbound flights with seats under£15 e/w.
Dusseldorf’s not all boring business conferences: Christmas markets and buzzing nightlife make it a top winter break.


9. Knock Ireland West. 60 outbound and 224 inbound flights with seats under£15 e/w.
Live the high life in Knock, a short drive from the amazing beaches and scenery of Ireland’s West coast.


10. Stockholm S. Skavsta. 115 outbound and 112 inbound flights with seats under£15 e/w.
Get into the Christmas mood in icy Stockholm, a picturesque city set on the Baltic sea.

Source: www.moneysavingexpert.com/flightchecker.
Note: The league table was compiled on 20/9/07 and is sorted by the total number of flights under £15, from ALL UK AIRPORTS between 21/09/07 and 31/12/07. Prices include taxes & charges but extra baggage charges may apply. Full list of included airlines in Notes to Editors.

How it works.

Most flight sites use ‘screen scraping’ technology, where when you enter a specific flight request that’s instantly taken to a range of airlines and brokers websites to bring back the price. The FlightChecker uses ‘spidering’ technology; this means it constantly trawls flight websites to build a database of every available flight, which is 365,000. This uniquely enables it to check months of flight costs in seconds.

Martin Lewis, creator of MoneySavingExpert.com comments: “There's common marketing spiel in the budget airline industry of sales like 'a million seats for £1', yet try to book and suddenly they're nowhere to be found. The FlightChecker is a tool we’ve built to beat that. If you’re flexible it’ll enable you to take a return flight anywhere for an incredibly cheap price.”

“The fact the FlightChecker shows flights under £30 are plentiful for Dublin, Milan and Rome and available for scores of other destinations, shows that you these days you can go to an exotic destination overseas for less than the cost of a train-ticket across the country. It’s a bizarre situation.”

People can use the FlightChecker at https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/flightchecker
Martin Lewis adds: “It's my hope the FlightChecker allows people to fly more cheaply, but not necessarily more often. If you have saved serious cash, then it's worth considering using a little of it to carbon offset your flight.
“Go to a carbon offsetting site, enter your flight details and it'll calculate an appropriate payment towards a conservation project. These usually involve planting trees, which absorb more CO2 than they produce. In truth, it's unlikely to fully do that, but it is a step in the right direction.”