RYANAIR ANNOUNCES 40 NEW ROUT

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Ryanair Holdings PLC

05 June 2008

 



RYANAIR ANNOUNCES BIGGEST EVER EXPANSION

40 NEW ROUTES FOR WINTER 2008

12 NEW ROUTES FROM BIRMINGHAM, BRISTOL, LONDON, MANCHESTER

Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline, today (Thursday, 5th June 2008) announced its biggest ever single expansion, launching 12 new UK routes as part of a package of 40 new European routes for Winter 2008.  Londoners are set to enjoy 7 new low fare routes, from London Luton to Beziers, Derry, Kaunas, Rzeszow, Szczecin (Poland) and Trapani (Sicily) and from London Stansted to Madrid.  UK passengers can also look forward to the lowest guaranteed fares with Ryanair from Bristol to Gdansk, Marrakesh and Szczecin, from Birmingham to Frankfurt and from Manchester to Brussels, in addition to new routes announced last week from Bournemouth and Glasgow.       

Speaking today, Ryanair's Bridget Dowling said:

'While other airlines are busy increasing fuel surcharges, Ryanair is busy guaranteeing the lowest fares and no fuel surcharges ever on 40 new European routes. Passengers at 12 European bases are set to benefit from our biggest ever single expansion, and these 40 new routes will ensure passenger savings of £150m compared to the high fares levied by Europe's fuel surcharging flag carriers.

'To celebrate, we are giving away 250,000 one-way seats for £10, and we urge passengers to book immediately on www.ryanair.com because demand for our sizzling summer offers continues to be huge'.

Notes for Editors:

New Routes to start week of 27th October 2008:

Bremen to: Fuerteventura, Gothenburg, Marrakesh, Tenerife.  

Bournemouth to: Milan, Paris

Bristol to: Gdansk, Marrakesh, Szczecin

Brussels to: Fez, Gdansk, Manchester, Marrakesh, Riga, Tangier, Wroclaw

Frankfurt to: Birmingham, Klagenfurt, Prague

Glasgow to: Faro, Malaga, Tenerife

London Luton to: Beziers, Derry, Kaunas, Rzeszow, Szczecin and Trapani.

Madrid to: London, Milan

Marseille to: Agadir, Brest, Lille, Nador, Tangier

Milan to: Berlin, Bournemouth, Brindisi, Fez, Ibiza, Madrid

Rome to: Alghero

Ends.                    Thursday, 5th June 2008

For reference:        Lorna Farren - Ryanair       Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants

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