28th Mar 2006 14:09
Ryanair Holdings PLC28 March 2006 RYANAIR LAUNCHES 6 NEW ROUTES FROM PISA PISA - DONCASTER, FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, KARLSRUHE BADEN, OSLO, TRAPANI VALENCIA Ryanair, Europe's No. 1 low fares airline, today (Tuesday, 28th March 2006)announced six new routes from its base in Pisa to Doncaster, Friedrichshafen,Karlsruhe Baden, Oslo, Trapani and Valencia. Daily flights will operate to bothValencia and Trapani from the 14th September. The routes to Doncaster andKarlsruhe Baden will start on the 15th September and operate 4 days weekly whilethe routes to Oslo and Friedrichshafen will start on the 14th September andoperate 3 days weekly. This expansion will result in an additional 200,000passengers p.a. and brings the total number of routes operated by Ryanair at itsPisa base to 17. Announcing the expansion in Pisa today, Ryanair's Sales Manager for Italy,Bridget Dowling, said: "This route expansion is good news for business and tourism in the whole region. Ryanair will now deliver 1.4M passengers p.a. through Pisa, supporting 1,400 jobs in Tuscany. Since 1998, Ryanair has carried 4M passengers to and from Pisa allowing Italian passengers and visitors to enjoy savings of €400M compared to the high fares charged by Alitalia. "These 6 new routes are available today on www.ryanair.com and we urge passengers to book immediately as demand for these new destinations will be very strong". Ends. Tuesday, 28th March 2006 For further information: 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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