RYANAIR ANNOUNCES 22nd BASE

Ryanair Holdings PLC
09 August 2007


                 RYANAIR ANNOUNCES 22nd BASE IN VALENCIA, SPAIN

 BADEN BADEN, BASEL, BILLUND, BOLOGNA, EINDHOVEN, LIVERPOOL, MALTA, MAASTRICHT,
                            PARIS, PORTO & SANTIAGO

Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline today (Thursday, 9th August 2007)
announced its 22nd European base in Valencia. From November Ryanair will invest
$140M in 2 new Boeing 737-800s based in Valencia and 11 new routes that will
deliver a total of 1.5m passengers p.a.

Ryanair already operates 10 routes from Valencia to Brussels, Dublin,
Dusseldorf, East Midlands, Frankfurt, London, Milan, Pisa, Rome and Stockholm,
so this base will launch with a total of 21 Ryanair routes.

Announcing Ryanair's 22nd base in Valencia, CEO Michael O'Leary said:

        'Ryanair is delighted to make Valencia its 22nd base. Since 2004
        Ryanair's low fares have delivered a huge boost to tourism and business
        in the Valencia region where Iberia's high fares and fuel surcharges
        have failed.

        'We look forward to investing $140M in 21 routes from Valencia which
        will deliver a visitor spend of €200m and sustain 1,500 local jobs. As
        the recent Americas Cup has shown, Valencia has huge tourism potential
        and Ryanair's new routes will guarantee the lowest fares and the most
        on-time flights for visitors to this region.

11 New Routes                  10 Existing Routes
Starts                         Frequency
Frequency                      Brussels
Baden Baden                    4 x week
Oct                            Dublin
4 x week                       3 x week
Basel                          Dusseldorf
Oct                            4 x week
3 x week                       East Midlands
Billund                        4 x week
Oct                            Frankfurt
3 x week                       Daily
Bologna                        London
Oct                            2 x daily
4 x week                       Milan
Eindhoven                      Daily
Oct                            Pisa
4 x week                       Daily
Liverpool                      Rome
Oct                            Daily
4 x week                       Stockholm
Malta                          4 x week
Oct
3 x week
Maastricht
Oct
3 x week
Paris
Oct
Daily
Porto
Oct
4 x week
Santiago
Oct
3 x week

        'These new routes are available for booking today from just €10 one-way
        on www.ryanair.com and we advise passengers to book early as demand will
        be very strong'.



ENDS.                              Thursday, 9th August 2007


For Further information:

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