At a press conference this morning, Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary, announced that the no-frills airline would immediately begin scheduling flights between London and Tripoli for a special limted period.
"We are pleased to announce that, after taking careful advice from our marketing department, Ryanair will now be flying regular routes to Tripoli and back. Although many will not see Tripoli as a traditional holiday destination, there is clearly a demand for flights leaving the Libyan capital at this point in time and we want some of that action!" confirmed Mr O'Leary.
Mr O'Leary predicted that fares to Tripoli would cost from 99p with the return leg to London costing between £500 and £1,000, excluding taxes and surchanges.
One sceptical journalist asked whether the airline was simply looking to exploit Britons left stranded in Libya, following the recent civilian uprising against Col Muammar Gaddafi. Mr O'Leary responded to this accusation, "That is absoultely correct. This is Ryanair we're talking about. Have you not flown with us before?".
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