Travel deal is bad for taxpayers

The article “Ryanair wants more of €6m spent on flying civil servants” (Apr 28) did not accurately reflect Ryanair’s complaint.

Ryanair asked why the Government paid an average fare of €380, primarily to Aer Lingus on short and medium haul flights, in 2011, when Ryanair’s average fare on such flights was just €42.

Your article stated that over ‘97% of all flights were booked on economy fares’.