14th Sep 2005 10:01
Ryanair Holdings PLC14 September 2005 RYANAIR ANNOUNCES ITS 15th EUROPEAN BASE AT NOTTINGHAM EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT Ryanair, Europe's No. 1 low fares airline today (Wednesday, 14th September 2005)announced Nottingham East Midlands as its 15th European base. From the 7th ofMarch, Ryanair will base 2 brand new Boeing 737-800 aircraft worth $120M atNottingham East Midlands Airport and add 10 new routes to its existing 5 routes. FROM NOTTINGHAM EAST MIDLANDS TO STARTING FREQUENCY BERLIN 7th MARCH DAILYDERRY 7th MARCH DAILYNIMES 7th MARCH 3 WEEKLYCARCASSONNE 8th MARCH 4 WEEKLYNANTES 8th MARCH 3 WEEKLYDINARD 8th MARCH 4 WEEKLYLIMOGES 14th MARCH 4 WEEKLYLODZ 14th MARCH 3 WEEKLYWROCLAW 15th MARCH 4 WEEKLYBERGERAC 15th MARCH 3 WEEKLYDUBLIN EXISTING 3 DAILY (19 weekly)SHANNON EXISTING DAILYMURCIA EXISTING DAILYBARCELONA EXISTING DAILYROME EXISTING DAILY Announcing Ryanair's 15th European base at Nottingham East Midlands Airporttoday, Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary, said: "We are delighted to announce Nottingham East Midlands Airport as our 15th European base. From the 7th of March, Ryanair will operate 15 routes through Nottingham East Midlands delivering 1.2 million passengers per annum, sustaining 1,200 jobs in the East Midlands area. "The people of the Midlands region will now be able to enjoy low fare flights at a fraction of existing fares charged by Easyjet. Ryanair is also Europe's most punctual airline and the World's Favourite Airline. "Seats on these new routes are available for immediate booking on www.ryanair.com from just £5.99* and we urge all passengers to book straight away as demand for fares this low will be huge." Speaking at today's announcement, Penny Coates, Managing Director, NottinghamEast Midlands Airport, said: "It is great that Ryanair has chosen Nottingham East Midlands Airport as their newest base. The increased choice of destinations for the people of the Midlands and the opportunities for inbound tourism are very exciting". *One way ex taxes Ends. Wednesday, 14th September 2005 For further information: Peter Sherrard - Ryanair Pauline McAlester - Murray ConsultantsTel: 00 353 1 8121228 Tel: 00 353 1 4980300 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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