19th Sep 2007 10:38
Ryanair Holdings PLC19 September 2007 RYANAIR ANNOUNCES 2 NEW ROUTES FROM CORK EAST MIDLANDS AND GLASGOW Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline today (Wednesday, 19th September2007) announced two new routes from its Cork base to East Midlands and Glasgow.The new routes will start on 13th December and will operate daily, bringing thenumber of Ryanair destinations offered from Cork to 6. Welcoming this expansion, Ryanair's Head of Communications Peter Sherrard said: "We are delighted to announce these two new daily flights to East Midlands andGlasgow from Cork. This expansion will see Ryanair carry over 1 millionpassengers on its six routes from Cork in 2008, supporting 1,000 local jobs andgenerating a visitor spend of €150m. "To celebrate Ryanair's further expansion in Cork, we are offering 100,000 free*seats on all of our routes from Cork to Dublin, East Midlands, Glasgow,Liverpool and London. We advise passengers to book today as bargains like thiswill be snapped up in record time". Kevin Cullinane, Marketing Manager, Cork Airport said: "Ryanair's announcement is fantastic news for our region. Cork is an importantbusiness centre and an ideal city break destination and we remain committed toexpanding our route network for the benefit of all our customers. We very muchlook forward to welcoming many new visitors from the Glasgow area and from theEast Midlands areas of Nottingham, Leicester and Derby." * taxes and charges excluded ENDS Wednesday, 19th September 2007 For further information: Peter Sherrard - Ryanair Pauline McAlester - Murray ConsultantsTel: 00 353 1 812 1228 Tel: 00 353 1 4980 300 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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