RYANAIR LAUNCHES 8 NEW ROUTES
Ryanair Holdings PLC
31 May 2007
RYANAIR LAUNCHES 8 NEW ROUTES FROM SHANNON
BIRMINGHAM, DUBLIN, FUERTEVENTURA, KAUNAS, LEEDS, LUTON, RIGA & TENERIFE
Ryanair, Ireland's National airline, today (Thursday, 31st May 2007)
announced eight new routes from its Shannon base to Birmingham, Dublin,
Fuerteventura (Canaries), Kaunas, Luton, Leeds, Riga and Tenerife, which
will start in November. From November, Ryanair will also increase the
frequency of its Edinburgh (to daily) and Manchester (to 6 weekly)
services. This expansion includes Ryanair's first domestic route from
Shannon to Dublin and brings the number of destinations offered from the
airport to 31.
Announcing these new routes, Ryanair's CEO, Michael O'Leary, said:
'With Ryanair's latest expansion at Shannon, 1.7m passengers
annually will enjoy Ireland's lowest fares guaranteed. This will
deliver a visitor spend of €250m and support 1,700 jobs in the West.
In the space of just 2 years, Ryanair has delivered dramatic tourism
and economic growth for Shannon and the West as promised.
'Shannon is now accessible from Galway in just over 1 hour thanks to
the new Ennis by-pass, making Ryanair's 31 low fare routes at
Shannon the low fare reference point for the whole of the West of
Ireland. We look forward to delivering significant economic benefits
for Galway and Connemara with these additional passenger numbers.
'Our new, twice daily commuter route to Dublin will allow people
from the West to fly day returns from Shannon and avoid the M50
traffic chaos for less than the price of half a tank of petrol.
'To celebrate these 8 new routes, we have slashed €20 off all return
flights and we urge passengers to book these lowest fares today on
www.ryanair.com, as these bargains will sell out quickly'.
In welcoming these new routes, Martin Moroney, Director, Shannon Airport, said:
'We are delighted to see further expansion of Ryanair's operations,
particularly the inclusion of Dublin in its route network, offering
a daily return service. Galway is an important part of our catchment
area for both inbound and outbound traffic, and we look forward to
working with the tourism and business sector in harnessing support
for these new services. Ryanair now carries over 50% of the terminal
passenger traffic at Shannon airport and we look forward to working
with them in the future as we expand our business'.
Niall Gibbons, Director, Corporate Services, Tourism Ireland added:
'Tourism Ireland, the organisation responsible for marketing the
island of Ireland overseas, has warmly welcomed the announcement of
the expansion of Ryanair services from Britain and Mainland Europe
into Shannon Airport. Both markets were key drivers behind the
record visitor numbers to Ireland last year so it augurs well for
the season ahead. This expansion of services will make it even
easier for visitors from these important markets to explore the many
attractions on offer in the Shannon region'.
Route Starts Frequency
Birmingham Nov 1 x Daily
Dublin Nov 2 x Daily
F'ventura Nov 1 x Weekly
Kaunas Nov 2 x Weekly
Leeds Nov 3 x Weekly
Luton Nov 1 x Daily
Riga Nov 2 x Weekly
Tenerife Nov 1 x Weekly
From November Ryanair will close 3 routes from Shannon to Bournemouth,
Lodz and Rome while Biarritz, Carcassonne, Milan, Murcia, Nantes and
Venice will operate on a summer only basis (Apr - Oct) to accommodate
these 8 new routes.
Ends. Thursday, 31st May 2007
For further information:
Peter Sherrard - Ryanair Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants
Tel: 00 353 1 8121228 Tel: 00 353 1 4980300
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