6th Aircraft for Glasgow (Pre

RNS Number : 3703E

Ryanair Holdings PLC

18 December 2009

 



Ryanair announces 6th AIRCRAFT FOR GLASGOW (PRESTWICK) AFTER FLYGLOBESPAN COLLAPSES

new FUERTEVENTURA route FROM MAR '10

500,000 £5 JANUARY SEAT SALE

Ryanair, the world's favourite airline, announced today (18th Dec 09) that it will base a 6th aircraft in Glasgow (Prestwick) and open a new route to Fuerteventura from March next after the collapse of Flyglobespan. Ryanair's six Glasgow (Prestwick) based aircraft will deliver 2m passengers p.a. and sustain 2,000 Glasgow jobs including 300 direct Ryanair jobs.

Ryanair's sixth aircraft will focus on routes once offered by Flyglobespan to/from Alicante, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Malaga, Palma and Tenerife, which are available for booking on www.ryanair.com.

Ryanair celebrated its sixth aircraft and its new Fuerteventura route by extending its 500,000 £5 January seat sale on www.ryanair.com to midnight Sunday (20th Dec), for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in January.

Ryanair's Stephen McNamara said:

"Ryanair is delighted to announce a sixth aircraft and a new sun route for Glasgow Prestwick which will ensure that Glasgow holidaymakers can still jet to sun destinations in Alicante, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Malaga, Palma and Tenerife. Ryanair will deliver 2m passengers to/from Glasgow Prestwick which will sustain 2,000 local jobs.

"To celebrate this new aircraft and route Ryanair is extending its 500,000 £5 January seat sale, for travel across Europe in the new year, until midnight Sunday. Since seats at these crazy low prices will be snapped up quickly, we urge passengers to book them immediately on www.ryanair.com".

                       New Ryanair routes

Glasgow (Prestwick) Route Begin Fuerteventura Mar 10 Glasgow (PIK) sun routes Alicante Faro Gran Canaria Lanzarote Malaga Palma Tenerife

Ends.                                              Friday, 18th December 2009

For further information:

Stephen McNamara                     Pauline McAlester

Ryanair                                         Murray Consultants 

Tel: [phone]                 Tel: [phone]

 

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