24th May 2007 09:35
Ryanair Holdings PLC24 May 2007 RYANAIR ANNOUNCES 20th BASE IN BRISTOL 13 NEW ROUTES - 2 AIRCRAFT, $140M INVESTMENT BRATISLAVA, BUDAPEST, DERRY, DINARD, KATOWICE, KNOCK, MILAN, PORTO, POZNAN, RIGA, RZESZOW, SALZBURG, WROCLAW Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline today (Thursday, 24th May 2007)announced its 20th European base in Bristol. From November, Ryanair will invest$140m in two new Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which will operate 16 routes to / fromBristol delivering over 1m passengers in 2008 and doubling to 2m passengers in2009. Announcing Ryanair's 20th base, Michael O'Leary, Ryanair's CEO said: "Ryanair's base will deliver a fivefold increase in our passenger numbers at Bristol and will transform air travel in the South West by allowing even more passengers to enjoy Bristol and Europe's lowest fares guaranteed. This investment will deliver passenger savings of over £30m p.a. compared to Easyjet's high fares while generating a visitor spend of £250m, which will sustain 2,000 jobs in the region. "To celebrate Ryanair is offering 100,000 seats from Bristol for £10, including taxes and charges for one week only on www.ryanair.com. This is half the price of Easyjet's latest attempt to reduce their high fares and we urge passengers to book immediately as demand for Ryanair's lowest fares guaranteed will be very strong". Route Starts Frequency Bratislava Nov 3 weeklyBudapest Nov 4 weeklyDerry Nov DailyDinard Nov 3 weeklyKatowice Nov 3 weeklyKnock Nov 4 weeklyMilan Nov DailyPorto Nov 3 weeklyPoznan Nov 3 weeklyRiga Nov 3 weeklyRzeszow Nov 2 weeklySalzburg Dec 2 weeklyWroclaw Nov 4 weekly Ends. Thursday, 24th May 2007 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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