Don't get excited yet. A reader alerted us to a story in a trade journal, Flight International, in which Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair, a low-fare, no-frills Irish airline, said he plans to start transatlantic service in perhaps three or four years -- with fares starting at $12. O'Leary mentioned several U.S. airports, including Baltimore, that it might serve from numerous airports in Europe. PHL officials say Ryanair hasn't contacted them, nor have they made overtures to the airline, about bringing the service here. Read the Flight International story here . Ryanair, by the way, has a reputation as the least-frilly of all no-frills airlines, but it has fans because it truly is a low-fare carrier.
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