There have been calls for web access in Jersey Airport

Campaigners in Jersey say cheap flight deals on the internet could be breaching human rights.

They fear the offers - which allow customers to purchase travel to some destinations for as little as �20 - discriminate against people who do not have access to the internet.

Calls are being made for computers to be made available at airports to book seats on planes.

But airlines offering the cheap online deals say their internet service increases consumer choice.

Flybe, one of the biggest operators to and from Jersey, and British Airways deny the internet offers are discriminatory.

I don't think they [customers] are being penalised at all. We are leaving that choice of purchase to the consumer Ian Taylor, Flybe Have your say

But human rights campaigner Mike Dunn says not everyone has internet access.

He said: "We shouldn't you go into your travel agent and he do this for you, get you the flight and you pay him a cheque in the normal way?

"No, the requirement of this service apparently is that you have to access it on the internet."

Internet access should be available at Jersey Airport to enable more people to benefit from cheaper flights, says Deputy Alan Breckon, the chairman of the Consumer Council.

Well established

Deputy Breckon said if airlines persist with this policy they should provide free access to potential passengers.

He claims some people are "being left behind" - especially those who cannot get a credit card or use computers.

However, a senior airline manager claims people are not being penalised.

Ian Taylor, Flybe's general manager of market development, said: "We are leaving that choice of purchase to the consumer.

"The internet is becoming part of our daily lives, and credit cards as well."

Richard Goodfellow, a spokesman for British Airways, said the idea of offering the cheapest fares online is well established in the airline industry "and many other industries, for that matter".