RYANAIR TO DOUBLE HAMBURG OPERATION WITH NEW BASE

RNS Number : 6510O

Ryanair Holdings PLC

10 February 2016

 

RYANAIR TO DOUBLE HAMBURG OPERATION WITH NEW BASE (NO. 80)

2 BASED AIRCRAFT, $200M INVESTMENT

 7 NEW ROUTES TO BRUSSELS, DUBLIN, GRAN CANARIA,

LONDON, MANCHESTER, MILAN & SOFIA

Ryanair, Europe's favourite airline, today (10 Feb) announced it will open a new base at Hamburg Airport (No.80), from 1^st November, with 2 based aircraft (an investment of $200m) and 7 new routes to Brussels, Dublin, Gran Canaria, London Stansted, Manchester, Milan Bergamo and Sofia, as well as a new winter service to Palma, which will deliver 650,000 customers p.a. and support 480* "on-site" jobs, as Ryanair doubles at Hamburg Airport.

Ryanair's Hamburg winter 2016 will deliver:

·     2 based aircraft ($200m)

·     7 new routes to:    Brussels (2 daily), Dublin (5 wkly), Gran Canaria (3 wkly),  London (2 daily),                                                     Manchester (daily), Milan (daily) & Sofia (3 wkly)                       

·     1 new winter service to Palma

·     14 total routes

·     88 weekly flights

·     650,000 customers p.a.

·     480* "on site" jobs p.a.

In Hamburg, Ryanair's Chief Marketing Officer, Kenny Jacobs said:

"We are pleased to announce a new base at Hamburg Airport from 1^st November with 2 based aircraft and 7 new routes to Brussels, Dublin, Gran Canaria, London Stansted, Manchester, Milan Bergamo and Sofia, as well as a new winter service to Palma, which will deliver 650,000 customers p.a. and support 480 jobs, as we double our operation at Hamburg Airport and invest $200m.

Our Hamburg winter schedule includes services to Brussels (2 daily), Dublin (5 weekly), London (daily) and Milan (daily) making Ryanair the ideal choice for both business and leisure customers and we look forward to growing routes, traffic, jobs and tourism at both Hamburg and throughout Germany. Ryanair customers can look forward to further improvements in the coming months under our "Always Getting Better" programme including new cabin interiors, new uniforms and more low fare routes, as we continue to offer so much more than just the lowest fares.

To celebrate our new Hamburg base we are releasing seats on sale at prices from just €19.99 for travel in March, which must be booked by Monday (15 Jan). Since these amazing low prices will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out."

Hamburg Airport's CEO Michael Eggenschwiler said:

"We are very pleased by Ryanair's decision to grow their Hamburg operations. This is a clear sign of commitment to the city and the metropolitan region. The variety in our route network continues to grow, providing business and private travellers alike with more choice. I am certain that Ryanair's new services will be well received. It is a good thing for our neighbours that Ryanair has such a state-of-the-art fleet, with an average aircraft age of just 5.5 years."

ENDS

* ACI confirms up to 750 'on-site' jobs per 1m passengers

For further information

please contact:                        Robin Kiely                            Tim Howe Schröder  

                                             Ryanair Ltd                            Ryanair Ltd

                                             Tel: [phone]              Tel: [phone]

                                             [e-mail]               [e-mail]

Hamburg Winter 2016 Schedule

Alicante	3 x weekly
Barcelona	1 x daily
Brussels Zav          NEW	2 x daily
Dublin                    NEW	5 x weekly
Gran Canaria        NEW	3 x weekly
Lisbon	1 x daily
London Stansted   NEW	2 x daily
Madrid	1 x daily
Malaga	3 x weekly
Manchester            NEW	1 x daily
Milan Bergamo     NEW	1 x daily
Palma	5 x weekly
Porto	3 x weekly
Sofia                       NEW	3 x weekly

 

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