RYANAIR PARTNERS WITH GOOGLE FLIGHT SEARCH

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Ryanair Holdings PLC

22 January 2014

 



RYANAIR PARTNERS WITH GOOGLE FLIGHT SEARCH

Ryanair, Europe's favourite low fares airline, today (22 Jan) announced that its low fares are now available on Google Flight Search, allowing even faster access to its 1,600 routes and ensuring Google Flight Search users can see just how much cheaper Ryanair's fares are compared to every other European airline.

Using Google Flight Search, customers in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain (as well as Canada and the USA) can quickly find and compare flights to and from any of Ryanair's 186 airports in Europe and North Africa, view prices in their local currency and then book these low fares directly with Ryanair.

Google's Flight Search feature also allows users to:

·    explore possible destinations and view live ticket prices by surfing on an interactive map

·    browse and filter flights by price, airline, flight duration or date selector

·    see a simple list of the most relevant flights, which are listed in order of price.

Ryanair's partnership with Google Flight Search is the latest in a series of new digital innovations as Ryanair continues to improve its industry leading customer service, including a new Ryanair.com homepage and booking flow and a "My Ryanair" customer registration system, with mobile boarding passes, business and family products, a new mobile app and an entire Ryanair.com website overhaul to follow in the coming weeks and months.

Ryanair's Michael O'Leary said:

"Ryanair is pleased to announce our partnership with Google Flight Search which will dramatically change how Europe's passengers select and book their flights. Customers can now view Ryanair's lowest fares on Google Flight Search, browsing by country, date or flight duration and can book these low fares directly on Ryanair.com through Google Flight Search. This is the latest digital innovation we have rolled out and will be followed in early 2014 by mobile boarding passes, an improved app and a brand new Ryanair.com website."

Google's David Robles said:

"Research suggests that users tend to visit around twenty different sites before they book a flight. Google wants to help improve the travel experience by drastically reducing the time wasted on researching and booking flights. Google Flight Search is fast, easy to use and interactive so business people, parents, and star crossed lovers can quickly pay for their travel and get back to their work, parenting or pining. We want to give users as many flight options as possible, so introducing Ryanair, which is Europe's largest airline, to the Google Flight Search family is very exciting."

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Robin Kiely                                        Joe Carmody 

                                    Ryanair Ltd                                        Edelman Ireland

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