Seven New Routes

Ryanair Holdings PLC
06 March 2003



                 RYANAIR ANNOUNCES SEVEN NEW ROUTES FROM LONDON

           TO BELGIUM, HOLLAND, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY AND BLACKPOOL

Ryanair, Europe's No.1 low fares airline, today (Thursday, 6th March 2003)
announced seven new routes from London Stansted Airport to Ostend (Bruges) in
Belgium, Groningen in Holland, Leipzig (Altenburg) in Germany, Palermo in Italy,
Bergerac and Rodez in France and Blackpool. THE NEW ROUTES WILL COMMENCE ON 1ST
MAY 2003, with fares starting from just £29.99 (including taxes).
LONDON Stansted TO:                    FARES FROM                  START DATE                 FREQUENCY

                                        (ONE-WAY)

BERGERAC                                 £29.99                   1ST MAY 2003                1 x daily

BLACKPOOL                                £29.99                   1ST MAY 2003                2 x daily

GRONINGEN                                £29.99                   1ST MAY 2003                1 x daily

LEIPZIG                                  £29.99                   1ST MAY 2003                1 x daily

OSTEND                                   £29.99                   1ST MAY 2003                1 x daily

PALERMO                                  £59.99                   1ST MAY 2003                1 x daily

RODEZ                                    £39.99                   1ST MAY 2003                1 x daily



Announcing details of the seven new routes in London today, Ryanair's Chief
Executive, Michael O'Leary said:


        'Ryanair expects to carry up to 24 million passengers across the UK and
        Europe over the coming year. Since we started flying there in 1989, we
        have already carried more than 30 million passengers through Stansted
        Airport.

        'Today, we are bringing even more choice to British consumers with the
        announcement of 7 new routes to Ostend (Bruges) in Belgium, Groningen in
        Holland, Leipzig (Altenburg) in Germany, Palermo in Italy, Bergerac and
        Rodez in France and Blackpool. These new routes will add 105 flights per
        week to our extensive network, and will bring Ryanair up to 115 routes
        across 16 countries.

        'These 7 new routes will commence on 1st May 2003, and fares are
        starting from as low as £29.99 (inc. tax) - visitors to London will
        continue to benefit from Ryanair's low fares, and No.1 on-time
        punctuality from more European destinations.

        'These new routes and low fares are available right now at
        www.ryanair.com, Europe's No.1 travel website, and we would advise
        customers to book early as demand for these seven new routes will be
        huge'.

Ends. Thursday, 6th March 2003

For further information: Paul Fitzsimmons Pauline McAlester

Ryanair Murray Consultant

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