Flight competition could have negative results

Tue, 05 Mar 2013

The head of an Island travel watchdog believes competition between two airlines could be a bad thing for passengers in the future.

Latest figures from Ronaldsway show more people are choosing to fly with easyJet and there's been a fall in those using Flybe.

TravelWatch chairman Brendan O'Friel says this raises the question of whether the open skies policy is the wisest choice for the Island.

Although cheaper travel may be attractive, Mr O'Friel says in the long run passengers may be left with less choice:

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