AN AIRLINE is offering flights for £1 to rebuild passenger confidence shattered by the attacks on New York and Washington.

Ryanair, which operates a daily flight between Teesside International Airport and Dublin, is running the offer until midnight tonight.

The offer is for flights up to November 30, and a million are being given away. Taxes will push the overall cost of a flight between Teesside and the Irish capital to £9.99 each way.

A spokesman said: "It is a response to what is happening in America.

"It is to encourage business and leisure people, and to keep business going that we are reducing the price."

The offer comes only days after Ryanair's only Irish flights competitor in the region, Gill Air, ceased trading after the Bank of Scotland withdrew its backing.

Flight bookings can be made online at Ryanair.com.