EasyJet, Ryanair warn Brexit could end cheap UK fares

The UK's big discount airlines are warning a “Brexit” vote could spell the end of rock-bottom holiday fares between the UK and the rest of Europe. Among those is EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, who said Tuesday it’s “very possible” those routes will become more expensive if the UK votes to leave Europe in the so-called Brexit referendum this Thursday. EasyJet may try to set up a separate business unit on mainland Europe in the event that Brexit forces win the referendum. The CE of Ryanair also has voiced support to “Remain." “One of the great things that EU has delivered is low-fare air traffic,” Ryanair CE Michael O’Leary – often a harsh critic of Brussels – said in May. “We fundamentally believe it’s in the UK’s best interests to stay.” <br/>