Ryanair Opens Malaga Base

RNS Number : 0117O

Ryanair Holdings PLC

22 June 2010

 



Ryanair OPENS Malaga BASE WITH

4 aircraft, 44 routes and 2M passengerS P.A.

500,000 €10 SEAT SALE

Ryanair, the world's favourite airline, today (22^nd June) officially opened its newest base at Malaga with 4 based aircraft and 44 routes.  Ryanair's Malaga base will grow to over 2m passengers p.a. which will sustain 2,000 well paid local jobs including over 200 direct jobs among Ryanair pilots, cabin crew and engineers.  Ryanair will now operate 360 weekly flights to/from Malaga in an investment of over $250 million in the airport.

Ryanair celebrated the opening of its Malaga base by releasing 500,000 €10 seats for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays on 500 routes across its European network, which are available for booking on www.ryanair.com until midnight Thursday (23^rd June).

Ryanair's Stephen McNamara said:

"Ryanair is delighted to open its Malaga base with 44 low fare routes which will allow Spanish consumers and visitors to beat the recession by choosing Ryanair's lowest fares and our no fuel surcharge guarantee on exciting destinations all over Europe including France, Italy and Germany among others.  Ryanair's 2m passengers p.a. will sustain 2,000 jobs locally at Malaga Airport."

Ends.                                                    Tuesday, 22^nd June 2010

For further information

please contact:                                  

Stephen McNamara                        Pauline McAlester

Ryanair Ltd                                      Murray Consultants

Tel: [phone]                        Tel. [phone]

 

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