Ryanair Announces 32nd Base a

RNS Number : 0132Q

Ryanair Holdings PLC

02 April 2009

 



Ryanair ANNOUNCES 32ND BASE AT PESCARA 

1 aircraft, 4 new routes and 400,000 passengerS P.A.

1MILLION/€5 SEATS FOR TRAVEL IN MAY & EARLY JUNE

Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline, today (2nd Apr 09) announced that from July 2009 it opens its 32nd base with one aircraft (value $70m) at Pescara, Italy and opens four new routes (7 in total) at this new base.

Ryanair's four new routes from Pescara to Cagliari, Eindhoven, Milan (Bergamo) and Venice (Treviso) start flying from July and will increase Ryanair's annual traffic at Pescara to over 400,000 passengers p.a. which will sustain 400 local jobs. 

Ryanair celebrated their new Pescara base, four new routes and 400,000 passengers by releasing 1million €5 seats for travel across its European network in May and early June. These low fares are now available for booking only until midnight Sunday on www.ryanair.com.

In Pescara today, Ryanair's Lesley Kane said:

'Ryanair is delighted to announce Pescara as our 32nd base (and 8th base in Italy.) Our 4 new routes from Pescara to Cagliari, Eindhoven, Milan and Venice go on sale today and start in July.  With a total of 7 low fare routes from Pescara, passengers can beat the recession by choosing Ryanair's guaranteed lowest fares and no fuel surcharges to exciting destinations all over Europe.  Ryanair's 400,000 passengers will sustain 400 jobs locally in Pescara in 2009 and will generate millions in tourism revenues to the Abruzzo region.

'To celebrate its 32nd base and four new routes from Pescara, Ryanair is releasing 1million seats for just €5 for travel across Europe in May & early June. Since these crazy low prices will be snapped up quickly we urge passengers to book them immediately on ryanair.com'. 

Route	Begin	Frequency
Cagliari	July	2 pw
Eindhoven	July	3 pw
Milan (Bergamo)	July	4 pw
Venice (Treviso)	July	2 pw

Ends.                                          Thursday, 2nd April, 2009

For further information:

Stephen McNamara                 Pauline McAlester

Ryanair                                     Murray Consultants 

Tel: [phone]             Tel: [phone]

 

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