17th European Base in Bremen

Ryanair Holdings PLC
19 September 2006



               RYANAIR ANNOUNCES ITS 17TH EUROPEAN BASE IN BREMEN

                    $220M INVESTMENT TO DELIVER 1M PAX P.A.

Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline today (Thursday, 19th September
2006) announced its 17th base in Bremen. Ryanair will start flights from Bremen
(its second German base) in April 2007 with an investment of $210M in three
Boeing 737 800 aircraft, 9 new European routes and the purchase of a low cost
terminal facility at the airport for $10M following an EU tender in which
Ryanair was the successful bidder. From April 2007, Ryanair will base two Boeing
737 aircraft in Bremen followed by a third in September 2007, creating 150
direct jobs and delivering over 1M passengers p.a. by 2009.


Destination                   Frequency                           Fare
London                        2 x daily                             €1
Oslo                          1 x daily                             €1
Barcelona                     4 x week                              €1
Murcia                        4 x week                              €1
Tampere                       4 x week                              €1
Venice                        4 x week                              €1
Pisa                          3 x week                              €1
Riga                          3 x week                              €1
Verona                        3 x week                              €1

Ryanair's new base in Bremen is great news for business and tourism in the
region, which will benefit from 9 year round low fare routes and up to 1 M
passengers p.a. This will result in a 50% increase in Bremen's international
passenger numbers and will create and sustain 1,000 jobs in the region while
allowing consumers to enjoy savings of €100M compared to the high fares of
Lufthansa.

Announcing Ryanair's 17th European base in Bremen, Michael O'Leary said:

        'The 13M German consumers living in the Bremen catchment area will now
        enjoy a real low fares airline and unbeatable customer service with
        fares for less than half the price of Lufthansa to 9 exciting European
        destinations and a guarantee of no fuel surcharges as well.

        'Our message to the German high fare airlines is simple - You can't
        match Ryanair's low fares and you can't match Ryanair's punctuality and
        customer service either. Ryanair's base in Bremen will now replicate the
        enormous success of our Frankfurt Hahn base where Ryanair has grown to
        4M passengers p.a. within 6 years and will double again to 8M passengers
        in the next 6 years as a result of German consumers and visitors voting
        with their feet for the lowest fares and best punctuality in Germany.

        'To celebrate the launch of these new routes we are offering 50,000
        seats from Bremen for €1 for travel in May and June. These bargain seats
        can be booked on www.ryanair.com until midnight Thursday and we advise
        passengers to book today as demand for €1 seats will be very strong'.


Ends.                                Tuesday, 19th September 2006


For further information:

Peter Sherrard - Ryanair             Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants
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