New Route Announcement

Ryanair Holdings PLC
25 February 2003



 RYANAIR INVESTS THIRD AIRCRAFT AT GLASGOW PRESTWICK AND ANNOUNCES NEW GLASGOW
                       PRESTWICK-BARCELONA (GIRONA) ROUTE

                    incredible £29.99 one way including tax

Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline, continues its meteoric growth with
the announcement today (Tuesday 25 February 2003) that it is adding a THIRD
Boeing 737-200 series aircraft to its Glasgow Prestwick base and, as a
consequence, is launching a new direct daily low-cost service to Barcelona
Girona.

This is the first-ever daily year-round scheduled service to link Scotland with
Spanish sunshine on the Costa Brava, the area that virtually invented the sun
and sea holiday.

This now means that Glasgow Prestwick has gained three superb new routes this
year with Bournemouth already in operation and Stockholm starting on 4th April.

The new daily Boeing 737 jet service will commence on 22 May 2003 from Glasgow
Prestwick airport. The flight time will be just two and a half hours, fares will
start at just £29.99 one-way including tax, and bookings can be made from today
on www.Ryanair.com. This fare represents a saving of 66% on the next cheapest
direct fare.

For the Scottish consumer it's fantastic news. It's the first low-cost daily
service to Spain from Scotland whether for business travel or for those looking
for a short break in Barcelona, one of Europe's liveliest cities, or in some of
Spain's prettiest coastal towns and villages.

Scottish tourism bosses will also welcome the news, as the new route will boost
the numbers of high-spending Spanish visitors to Scotland, exactly what Scottish
tourism needs. With 70,000 passengers expected to travel on this route in the
first year, it will be a major boost for the Scottish economy.

Ryanair Sales Manager Scotland Kathryn Munro said: 'This is a fantastic
announcement for Glasgow Prestwick and for Scotland. Ryanair is the only low
cost scheduled airline committed to sustained growth and low fares in Scotland.
We now fly to more direct European destinations than any other airport in
Scotland and at the lowest prices.

'Basing the third aircraft at Glasgow Prestwick means the recruitment of up to
ten new pilots and fifteen new cabin crew for the base in addition to the major
asset investment of the plane into Glasgow Prestwick. We have been at Glasgow
Prestwick for some nine years and we'll see massive growth this year with over
two million Ryanair passengers going through the airport.

'We know this route will continue the huge success of our existing Scottish
routes and that it will very popular with the Spaniards who can now access
Scotland at the lowest fares. We already have three routes operating to
Barcelona (Girona) from our bases at London Stansted, Frankfurt Hahn and Milan,
and expect that this new service to Scotland will be just as popular.'

Glasgow Prestwick Managing Director Tom Wilson said: 'This is tremendous news.
To be able to fly to Barcelona from Scotland for under £30 will be welcomed by
many Scots who have until now had to pay high prices. The announcement again
underpins Ryanair's commitment to Glasgow Prestwick and to the delivery of low
fares to the people of Scotland.'

NOTES FOR EDITORS

The Costa Brava begins at Blanes, 60km north of Barcelona and continues
northwards around the coast for 220km to the French border at Portbou. There are
119 official beaches with a total length of 56km, a quarter of the entire
coastline. The average summer temperature is 26oC and there are more than 200
days of sunshine a year. More than 5m tourists visit Costa Brava each year, many
of whom are Scots.

Flight Schedule effective Thursday 22 May 2003

FR 7823 PIK-GRO 16:35 - 20:20 Daily

FR 7824 GRO-PIK 20:45 - 22:30 Daily

ENDS 25 FEBRUARY 2003

FOR INFORMATION

Paul Fitzsimmons Ryanair 00 353 1 8121228

Pauline McAlester Murray Consultants 00 353 1 4980300

Tom Wilson Glasgow Prestwick International Airport 0044 1292 511060


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