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For this project I have compared prices of the return flight to Dublin from London Luton airport in August, September and November low-cost airlines company called Ryanair. I was looking for the closest times I could get for 7AM, 1PM and 6PM leaving the following day, in 30 days time and leaving in 3 months time. Date affect from 10 th of January 2014. Results are presented in table and chart below.

London Luton to Dublin
Dublin To London Luton
August 16th, Saturday
06:35 - 07:50 no seats
August 22nd, Friday
08:15 - 09:25
92.99

14:50 - 16:05
192.99

16:30 - 17:40
109.99

20:25 - 21:35
192.99

22:00 - 23:10
92.99

August 26th, Tuesday
06:35 - 07:50
64.99
September 1st, Monday
08:15 - 09:25
54.99

14:50 - 16:05
92.99

16:30 - 17:40
64.99

20:25 - 21:35
64.99

22:00 - 23:10
45.99

September 16th, Tuesday
06:30 - 07:45
19.99
September 22nd. Monday
08:15 - 09:25
19.99

14:40-15:55
19.99

16:30 - 17:40
38.99

17:50-19:00
19.99

22:00 - 23:10
19.99

November 16th Sunday
6.30-07:50
19.99
November 22rd Saturday
08:15 -09:30
19.99

14:15-15:35
19.99

16:00-17:15
19.99

20:00-21:20
19.99

21:45 - 23:00
19.99

One week return ticket from London Luton to Dublin prices Table no 1 In this table I have compared flights in August, September and November. I have written down all closest times to 7 AM, 1 PM an 6PM. There were no flights left for next day from London Luton to Dublin. Both flights on 16th of August had same price. The other days 1pm flight used to be the most expensive. Comparing flights on weekdays and weekends according to this table there is no big difference, more some of them were the same. With the months flight scheduled times were changed by 5 minutes earlier, but most of it was the same. According this table there is no big price change for the following months, only the closest dates tends to be more

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