9th Jan 2008 11:30
Ryanair Holdings PLC09 January 2008 BOURNEMOUTH WINS RYANAIR'S 24th EUROPEAN BASE $70M INVESTMENT, 1,000 JOBS AND 12 ROUTES Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline today (Wednesday, 9th January 2008)announced its 24th European base in Bournemouth on England's South Coast. FromApril, Ryanair will base one $70m Boeing 737-800 aircraft which will serve 5 newroutes to Malaga, Murcia, Nantes, Palma and Wroclaw operating alongsideRyanair's 7 existing routes from Bournemouth to Alicante, Barcelona, Dublin,Glasgow, Marseille, Milan and Pisa. Capacity on the Glasgow route will bedoubled to allow for day return traffic, providing a significantly cheaperoption for passengers than the high fares charged by Flybe from neighbouringSouthampton. This investment will deliver 1m passengers p.a. for the South Coast resulting ina visitor spend of £60m which will sustain 1,000 jobs in the local economy. OnlyRyanair guarantees the lowest fares for passengers on the South Coast andtoday's new route announcements will generate annual passenger savings of £40mcompared to the high fares charged by Flybe from Southampton. The lowest faresto / from the South Coast are only available with Ryanair from Bournemouth.That's guaranteed. Announcing the new base in Bournemouth, Ryanair's Director of Scheduled Revenue,Sean Coyle said: "Bournemouth Airport has competed successfully against airports across Europe to win our 24th European base. We look forward to delivering even more passenger savings on even more routes from the South Coast thanks to Ryanair's guaranteed lowest fares. With this new base, Ryanair will deliver significant economic benefits throughout the region, capitalising on its huge tourism potential by making it cheaper and easier than ever before to get here". "To celebrate the launch of our new Bournemouth base, passengers who book a return flight on any routes to / from Bournemouth before midnight Thursday will receive a free bonus return flight, no taxes, no fees, and no charges on a choice of over 200 routes. We advise passengers to snap up their free bonus flights today by booking now on www.ryanair.com". Ends. Wednesday, 9th January 2008 For reference: Peter Sherrard - Ryanair Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants Tel: 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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