Ryanair Announces 4 New Route

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Ryanair Holdings PLC

18 December 2009

 



Ryanair announces 4 NEW routes FROM Bournemouth to FUERTEVENTURA, IBIZA, MALTA & VALENCIA FROM MARCH '10

2 AIRCRAFT, 650k PAX P.A. & 650 JOBS AT BOURNEMOUTH

Ryanair, the world's favourite airline, today (18th Dec 09) announced that it will add one new Boeing 737-800 aircraft (2 in total) and open four new routes (16 in total) from its Bournemouth base to Fuerteventura, Ibiza, Malta and Valencia from late March 2010. This brings Ryanair's investment in Bournemouth to two aircraft worth over $140million.

These four new routes along with increased frequencies on three other routes to Alicante, Malaga and Palma will increase Ryanair's annual traffic at Bournemouth to 650,000 p.a. which will sustain 650 local jobs.

To celebrate its further expansion at Bournemouth Ryanair is extending its 500,000 £5 January seat sale, for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays, until midnight Sunday (20th Dec) on www.ryanair.com .

Speaking in Bournemouth today, Ryanair's Lesley Kane said:

"Bournemouth today celebrates its 2nd Ryanair based aircraft, four new routes to Fuerteventura, Ibiza, Malta and Valencia and increased frequencies on three other routes to Alicante, Malaga and Palma from late March 2010.  These new flights go on sale today and with 16 low fare routes from Bournemouth consumers/visitors can continue to beat the recession by choosing Ryanair's lowest fares and guaranteed no fuel surcharges to exciting destinations all over Europe.  Ryanair's 650,000 passengers p.a. will sustain 650 local jobs in Bournemouth in 2010.

"To celebrate these new aircraft and routes at Bournemouth, Ryanair is extending its 500,000 £5 January seat sale to midnight Sunday. Since seats at these crazy low prices will be snapped up quickly, we urge passengers to book them immediately on www.ryanair.com".

New routes Route Begin Freq (pw) Fuerteventura 1st April 2pw Ibiza 30th March 2pw Malta  30th March 2pw Valencia 2nd April 2pw

Increased frequencies Route Freq (pw) Alicante  5pw Malaga 5pw Palma 4pw

Ends.                                              Friday, 18th December 2009

For further information:

Stephen McNamara                     Pauline McAlester

Ryanair                                         Murray Consultants 

Tel: [phone]                 Tel: [phone]

 

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