17th May 2007 11:06
Ryanair Holdings PLC17 May 2007 9 NEW RYANAIR ROUTES FROM MILAN BERGAMO ALGHERO, BARI, BILLUND, CAGLIARI, GOTHENBURG, PORTO, RIGA , SANTANDER, TAMPERE 1 MILLION FREE SEATS - NO TAXES, NO FEES, NO CHARGES Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline, today (Thursday, 17th May 2007)announced nine new routes from its Milan base to Alghero, Bari, Billund,Cagliari, Gothenburg, Porto, Riga, Santander and Tampere. These 9 new routesstart in December, when Ryanair increases its Milan based aircraft from 4 to 6. To celebrate, Ryanair yesterday launched a new price war by giving away 1million free seats on www.ryanair.com. Only Ryanair guarantees* the lowestfares. If any passenger finds a cheaper fare on the same route with anotherairline, Ryanair will refund double the difference. Only Ryanair offers thelowest fares in Italy, GUARANTEED*. Announcing the new routes, Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary said: "Ryanair now serves 34 destinations from Milan, and will carry 4 million passengers in 2008, creating a tourism boom which will generate a visitor spend of €500m in the Lombardy region. "Ryanair guarantees* the lowest fares in Italy, and if any passenger finds a cheaper fare on the same route with any other airline, Ryanair will pay double the difference between the two fares - GUARANTEED.* "These nine new routes go on sale today and we urge all passengers to log onto www.ryanair.com immediately, as these 1 million free seats will be snapped up in record time." Route Starts Frequency Alghero Jan 4 weekly Bari Dec 3 weekly Billund Jan 4 weekly Cagliari Dec Daily Santander Dec 4 weekly Gothenburg Jan 3 weekly Porto Dec Daily Riga Jan 3 weekly Tampere Jan 4 weekly *FIND CHEAPER THAN RYANAIR WITH ANY OTHER AIRLINE AND WE'LL GIVE YOU DOUBLE THEDIFFERENCE BETWEEN RYANAIR'S FARE AND THE COMPETITOR'S FARE. SEE WWW.RYANAIR.COMFOR DETAILS OF RYANAIR'S 'PRICE GUARANTEE'. Ends. Thursday, 17th May 2007 Peter Sherrard - Ryanair Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants Tel: 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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