RYANAIR ANNOUNCES NEW BASE (NO.71) AT BRATISLAVA

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Ryanair Holdings PLC

13 November 2014

 



Ryanair ANNOUNCES NEW BASE (nO.71) AT BRATISLAVA

                                        2 AIRCRAFT, $200M INVESTMENT

16 ROUTEs including Madrid, 1m customers P.A.

Ryanair, Europe's favourite low fares airline, today (13 Nov) announced it would open its 1^st Slovakian base (base No.71) at Bratislava in March 2015 with 2 based aircraft and 16 routes including 1 new route to Madrid which will deliver almost 1 million customers p.a. and support 1,000 "on-site" jobs*, as Ryanair invests over $200m at Bratislava.

Ryanair's new Bratislava base will deliver:

·    2 based aircraft

·    16 routes in total

·    1 new route to Madrid

·    60 weekly flights

·    1 million customers

·    1,000* "on site" jobs p.a.

Ryanair celebrated its new Bratislava base by releasing 100,000 seats for sale across its European network, at prices from €19.99 for travel in December, January and February. These low fare seats are available for booking until midnight Monday (17 Nov).

16 BRATISLAVA S15 ROUTES

London Stansted	2 x daily
Dublin	1 x daily
London Luton	4 x weekly
Milan	4 x weekly
Rome	4 x weekly
Birmingham	3 x weekly
Brussels	3 x weekly
Liverpool	3 x weekly
Madrid	3 x weekly  NEW
Paris	3 x weekly
Alghero	2 x weekly
Barcelona Girona	2 x weekly
Edinburgh	2 x weekly
Malaga	2 x weekly
Palma	2 x weekly
Trapani	2 x weekly

In Bratislava, Ryanair's Michael O'Leary said:

"Ryanair is pleased to announce its 71^st base in Bratislava from March 2015, offering 16 exciting routes in total including Dublin, Madrid, Milan and London Stansted  which will deliver almost 1 million passengers annually and support 1,000* "on-site" jobs, as Ryanair invests over $200m at Bratislava Airport.

Ryanair customers in Bratislava can choose from 16 routes next summer, while enjoying allocated seating, a free 2nd carry-on bag, reduced fees, a new website, a brand new app with mobile boarding passes, and our new Family Extra and Business Plus services, making Ryanair the ideal choice for families, business and leisure travellers.

To celebrate our new Bratislava base and new route to Madrid, we are releasing 100,000 seats for sale across our European network, at prices from €19.99 for travel in December, January and February"

 *ACI research confirms up to 1,000 'on-site' jobs are sustained at international airports for every 1m passengers

For further information

please contact:          

Robin Kiely                            Klaudia Kalazna

                                    Ryanair Ltd                            Ryanair Ltd

                                    Tel: [phone]              Tel: [phone]

                                    [e-mail]                [e-mail] 

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