26th BASE IN REUS BARCELONA

Ryanair Holdings PLC
12 February 2008


                 RYANAIR ANNOUNCES 26th BASE IN REUS BARCELONA

    $140M INVESTMENT - 2 A/CRAFT ($140m) & 12 ROUTES DELIVER OVER 1M PAX P.A

Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline today (Tuesday, 12th February 2008)
announced its 26th European and fifth Spanish base in Reus Barcelona. From
October, Ryanair will invest $140M in 2 new aircraft and 12 routes that will
deliver 1,000 jobs and over 1m passengers p.a. for Tarragona.

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    | DESTINATION                                | Starts                 |
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    | Birmingham                                 | June                   |
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    | Dublin                                     | Operating              |
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    | Frankfurt                                  | Operating              |
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    | Glasgow                                    | Operating              |
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    | Liverpool                                  | Operating              |
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    | London (Luton)                             | Operating              |
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    | London (Stansted)                          | Operating              |
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    | Palma                                      | Oct                    |
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    | Paris                                      | Oct                    |
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    | Santander                                  | Oct                    |
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    | Santiago                                   | Oct                    |
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    | Seville                                    | Oct                    |
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In just five years, Ryanair has smashed Iberia's high fare monopoly by
guaranteeing Spanish passengers the lowest fares and no fuel surcharges ever.
This has driven down the cost of travel and delivered an annual €2bn tourism
spend in the Spanish regions.

Ryanair's new base in Reus Barcelona will replicate the success of our existing
bases in Alicante, Girona, Madrid and Valencia, transforming tourism to the
region and saving passengers €100m p.a. compared to Iberia's high fares and fuel
surcharges.

Announcing Ryanair's 26th European base in Reus, CEO Michael O'Leary said:

        'We congratulate Reus for fighting off stiff competition from seven
        other airports across Europe to win this new base which guarantees over
        1m passengers p.a and two new aircraft worth over $140m for 12 Ryanair
        routes.

        'Ryanair will now develop the region's massive untapped potential by
        giving the tourism industry year round low fare access to Europe's
        largest cities. The 1m passengers that Ryanair delivers to/from Reus
        next year will generate a local visitor spend of at least €150m.

        'All of Ryanair's routes from Reus are available until midnight Thursday
        for just €5 and we advise passengers to book early as demand will be
        very strong'.

Ends.                             Tuesday, 12th February 2008

For further information:

Peter Sherrard - Ryanair          Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants

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