Cheap airline tickets are on their way

A real revolution is about to break out in the airline industry. Virgin Expr ess and Ryanair, the two leading budget airlines, are getting geared up to i nitiate connections with Poland. In the course of one year, the price of tic kets on many airlines might fall by as much as 50%. Virgin Express will offe r a one-way ticket from Warsaw to Brussels for EUR 39 or 49, stated Paul Sie s, the company's investment manger. This is one-third of what LOT offers for the same connection. "Throughout the first year of our functioning, we plan to take over 40% of the flights on this route. This in turn will force our c ompetitors to make cuts of as much as 50%," explained Sies. Ryanair may tran spire to be even more competitive. The question remains as to when the cheap airlines will enter the Polish market. "We are waiting for Poland to enter t he EU," stated Sies. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) A.C.