2nd Mar 2005 14:30
Ryanair Holdings PLC02 March 2005 RYANAIR ANNOUNCE RECORD 200,000 ADVANCE BOOKINGS AT SHANNON 10,000 FREE* SEATS TO UK TO CELEBRATE Ryanair, Europe's No.1 low fares airline today (Wednesday, 2nd March 2005)announced record advance bookings at its new Shannon base, which starts on 3rdMay 2005. In just 3 months since the 9 new routes were announced, over 200,000bookings have been recorded on the Shannon routes. In the first year ofoperations, Ryanair expect to carry over 1.5 million passengers through its newbase at Shannon Airport. Speaking in Shannon today, Ryanair's CEO, Michael O'Leary said: "Over ONE MILLION European visitors will travel this year to Shannon and the Mid West of Ireland sustaining 1,500 jobs in the tourism industry thanks to Ryanair's low fares and Shannon airport's low costs. "To celebrate these record bookings we are offering 10,000 free* seats on our Shannon routes to the UK: Glasgow, Liverpool, Nottingham and London (Luton, Gatwick and Stansted) and 10,000 seats from only €9.99* on our Shannon/Europe routes (Stockholm, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Brussels, Paris, Milan and Barcelona). We would urge passengers to book early at www.ryanair.com as seats this cheap will be snapped up quickly". Booking Period Wed 2nd March - midnight Sun 6th March 2005Travel Period 3rd May 2005 - 30thJune 2005Applicable days Mon - ThursBlackout Periods 26/05/05 - 30/05/05 & 02/06/05 - 06/06/05*One way exclusive of airport taxes and charges Ends. Wednesday, 2nd March 2005 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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