Here . . .
Dublin: Falcon Travel, Camden Street, €47; Crystal Ski Holidays, Exchange Place, €59; Tony Roche Travel, Walkinstown, €45
Belfast: Going Places Leisure Travel, Park Centre, €42
Cork: Dawson Travel, Princes Street, €64
Donegal: Killybegs Travel, Killybegs, €45
Galway: Aran Travel, Dominick Street, €45
Killarney: South West Travel, High Street, €50
Limerick: Limerick Travel, Bedford Row, €64
Sligo: Unique Travel, John Street, €45
There . . .
Edinburgh: Lawrie's Travel Agency, Leith Walk, €67
London: STA Travel, Shaftesbury Avenue, €39
New York: World Travel Centre, €23
Sydney: Queensland Travel Centre, George Street, €33
Prices are to cover an adult skiing in France for a week except for the Sydney price, which is for skiing in Australia
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What you've found . . .
PriceWatch was contacted by John Lehane, who works in Dublin but tries to fly home to Cork most weekends. Travelling with Aer Arann, he says, is very expensive, as it is the only operator on the route. Leaving Dublin on the evening of Friday, January 30th, for example, and returning on the morning of Monday, February 2nd will cost 163. By comparison Lehane says he could fly to Amsterdam for €126 with Aer Lingus or to Brussels for €63 with Ryanair.
Aer Arann says Lehane is selecting one of its peak time flights. Huge demand from business customers means fewer of the airline's cheaper seats are available. Customers should be able to find lower fares if they can be flexible about the time of day they travel, it says. Aer Arann adds that it will be reviewing the possibility of adding flights to the route from next summer.
If you notice a significant price increase or discrepancy, let us know by e-mailing pricewatch@irish-times.ie
