SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 6-K Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the month of July, 2004 RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC (Translation of registrant's name into English) c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office Dublin Airport County Dublin Ireland (Address of principal executive offices) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F..... Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ..... No ..X.. If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________ AER LINGUS CONTINUE TO RIP-OFF CONSUMERS WITH FARES WHICH ARE TWICE AS EXPENSIVE THAN RYANAIR'S Ryanair, Europe's No.1 low fares airline, today (19th July 04) confirmed that when it comes to running a REAL seat sale, Ryanair's incredibly low fares shows Aer Lingus is still just another high fares airline. Ryanair's lowest winter fare (including taxes) is only EUR14.29, whereas the best Aer Lingus can manage is TWICE the price for the same route at EUR29.00. Commenting today, Ryanair's Head of Communications, Paul Fitzsimmons said: " When it comes to running a real seat sale, nobody beats Ryanair's fantastic offers. Aer Lingus latest attempt is embarrassing - their lowest sale fare is a wallet thumping TWICE THE PRICE compared to Ryanair's seat sale offers. Of course this will come as no surprise to the millions of Irish consumers and visitors to Ireland which choose Ryanair's low fares and unbeatable punctuality over Aer Lingus every time. Ryanair will continue to offer Irish consumers unbeatable low fares, punctuality and customer service." WINTER SEAT SALE - FARE COMPARISONS (INC. TAXES) ROUTE RYANAIR AER LINGUS AER LINGUS % MORE EXPENSIVE THAN RYANAIR BRISTOL EUR14.29 EUR29.00 200% MANCHESTER EUR14.29 EUR29.00 200% LONDON (Luton & Stansted) EUR14.29 EUR39.00 275% PARIS EUR18.29 EUR39.00 213% (Beauvais) BRUSSELS (Charleroi) EUR18.29 EUR59.00 322% Ends: Paul Fitzsimmons - Ryanair Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants Tel: 00 353 1 812 1228 Tel: 00 353 1 4980 300 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized. RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC Date: 19 July 2004 By:___/s/ Howard Millar____ H Millar Company Secretary & Finance Director