8th Mar 2007 11:10
Ryanair Holdings PLC08 March 2007 RYANAIR ANNOUNCES NEW ROUTE FROM STANSTED TO MARIBOR Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline, today (Thursday, 8th March 2007)announced a new route from London Stansted to Maribor, Slovenia's second largestcity. The flight will operate 3 times weekly from 5th June and will deliver40,000 passengers in the first year of operation. This brings the total numberof low fare routes on offer from London Stansted to 96 and the number ofcountries in the Ryanair network to 25. Speaking today, Ryanair's Head of Sales and Marketing, Sinead Finn said: "We are delighted that passengers will now enjoy Europe's lowest fares to Slovenia. Maribor is a beautiful medieval city sitting on the foothills of the Pohorje mountains. The area is full of vineyards, beautiful walking and cycling paths and is famous for its farmhouse home cooking. During the winter the city is an ideal gateway Slovenia's best skiing centres. "This year, Ryanair will carry 16m passengers on its 96 routes from London Stansted. This will deliver a tourism spend of £2.5bn in the London area while affording massive savings for Londoners compared to the high fares of Easyjet and British Airways. "This new route goes on sale today at www.ryanair.com with fares from only £0.01* and we are advising passengers to book now as demand for seats on our new Maribor route will be very strong". *One way ex-taxes Ends. Thursday, 8th March 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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