AGM Statement

RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
14 September 1999


RYANAIR CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT NEW ROUTES TO/FROM EUROPE

At its 1999 Annual General Meeting, held today (Tuesday, 14th September 1999),
Ryanair called on the Government to support its proposal to launch 10 new
European routes direct from Dublin.  These new routes would bring an
additional 1 million visitors to / from Ireland per annum and would provide
Irish consumers with low fares to Italy, France, Germany and Scandinavia for
the first time.

Speaking at the meeting, the Chief Executive of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary,
said:

'We urge the Government to support our proposal for 10 new low fare European
routes and 1 million additional visitors to Ireland.  We will offer fares to
European visitors representing savings of approx. 80% on those high fares
currently being offered on these routes and will grow traffic in the same way
we have delivered record growth rates on our UK routes and on both our Dublin
- Paris and Dublin - Brussels routes.  At least 1 million additional visitors
will fly on these low fare routes within the second year of operation.  Our
plans would involve basing 10 of our new 737-800 aircraft here in Dublin and
would create over 500 high quality jobs for pilots and cabin crew.

'The proposal involves Ryanair building a low cost terminal in a public
private partnership with Aer Rianta and handing back the facility to Aer
Rianta for free in return for a long term low cost deal at Dublin Airport.  In
the current environment where UK passenger numbers into Ireland are
stagnating, it is vital that the Government deliver the fresh impetus that
this proposal will give to Ireland's tourism industry'.


For reference:       Ethel Power                 Pauline McAlester
                     Ryanair                     Murray Consultants Limited
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