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 Tel: 00 353 1 8121228 Tel: 00 353 1 4980300 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange MSCGIGDXCXGGGXL
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