26th Feb 2008 17:44
Ryanair Holdings PLC26 February 2008 Ryanair Update on Web System Changeover Ryanair, today (Tuesday, 26th February 2008) continued to make significantprogress on eliminating many of the software glitches involved in bedding downits new 'New Skies' reservations system, which is the background booking engineof www.ryanair.com. This process has given rise to some hours today when recordbookings of over 20,000 per hour were taken, but also some hours when theinternet access on www.ryanair.com was temporarily reduced resulting in lessthan 5,000 bookings being made. Ryanair and its software supplier are continuing to work intensively toeliminate these bedding down issues, and we expect to continue to deliverimproved internet access and faster booking speeds this evening and tomorrow. The principal difficulty the website is encountering is the enormous surge ofpassengers a) who were unable to make bookings over the weekend and b) who arekeen to get one of Ryanair's 1 million x 1 penny (tax inclusive) seats, whichare available for travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in April, May and June. Ryanair apologises to any passengers who have suffered inconvenience inattempting to access Ryanair.com over the last 24 hours, but wishes to assureall passengers that once this cut-over process has been completed this week,they can look forward to faster booking times, and Europe's guaranteed lowestairfares on www.ryanair.com. Speaking today, Ryanair's Head of Communications, Peter Sherrard said: "We are continuing to make significant progress with the cut over to the New Skies system. However, we expect further bedding down problems over the next day or two and we ask all passengers to be patient with us, as we complete the largest ever software changeover undertaken by any airline, anywhere in the world." ENDS. Tuesday, 26th February 2008 For further information: Peter Sherrard, RyanairTel. +353-1-8121228 Pauline McAlester, Murray ConsultantsTel. +353-1-4980300 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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