19th Mar 2008 09:00
Ryanair Holdings PLC19 March 2008 RYANAIR LAUNCHES 1ST DOMESTIC ROUTES IN FRANCE AND GERMANY MARSEILLE - PARIS AND FRANKFURT - BERLIN 25,000 SEATS - €10 ALL IN Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline today (Wednesday, 19th March 2008)announced that its first domestic routes in France (Marseille to Paris) andGermany (Frankfurt to Berlin) will start in May. For too long, French and Germanpassengers have been forced to suffer Air France and Lufthansa's high fares andfuel surcharges for the 'privilege' of air travel within their own countries.These new routes will slash the cost of domestic travel and will save French andGerman consumers over €26m per annum. Welcoming the announcement, Ryanair's Peter Sherrard said: "French and German passengers will now enjoy Ryanair's guaranteed lowest fares within their own countries. 200,000 German passengers will save €20m p.a. and 60,000 French passengers will save €6m p.a. compared to Lufthansa and Air France's high fares. "These two new routes will go on sale from 10.00am tomorrow, and to celebrate, Ryanair is releasing 25,000 seats on these routes for just €10 including taxes until midnight Monday. We advise passengers to book immediately as our guaranteed lowest fares will sell in record time". Ends. Wednesday, 19th March 2008 For further information: 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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