Rescues 30K Volare Passengers

Ryanair Holdings PLC
02 December 2004


                    RYANAIR RESCUES 30,000 VOLARE PASSENGERS
                     AND ANNOUNCES RECRUITMENT OPEN DAY FOR
                                 VOLARE PILOTS

Ryanair, Europe's No. 1 low fares airline, today (Thursday, 2nd December 2004)
announced that by midnight tonight, over 30,000 ex-Volare passengers, stranded
after the airline's collapse, will have taken up Ryanair's offer of FREE tickets
on Ryanair's international routes.

Ryanair also announced today that it is to host a recruitment open day in Italy
next week for Volare Pilots. The recruitment open day will be held on Thursday
9th December 2004 in Venice, (Volare's main base city). Venue details will soon
be available on www.ryanair.com.

Commenting on today's announcements, Ryanair's Head of Communications, Paul
Fitzsimmons said:

        'Even before the unfortunate but inevitable collapse of Volare, Ryanair
        was Italy's second largest airline. Our offer of free flights for
        stranded Volare passengers (which ends tonight at midnight) will result
        in over 30,000 Volare passengers being re-united with family and friends
        by travelling with Ryanair for free*, after losing the air fare paid to
        Volare. We warmly welcome our new passengers, and they can be assured
        that by flying with Ryanair, they are flying with Europe's No.1 low
        fares airline.

        'As well as saving thousands of stranded Volare passengers, Ryanair is
        also concentrating on saving lost Volare jobs. We will be hosting a
        Recruitment Open Day for out of work Volare pilots next week in Venice,
        Volare's home base city. The Open Day will give Volare pilots the
        opportunity to talk to Ryanair about working for Europe's No. 1 low
        fares airline, and Europe's No. 1 earnings airline. We expect a strong
        turnout from Volare pilots anxious to secure a long-term future with
        Ryanair'.

* Free flight = € zero fare but the passenger pays any relevant Government taxes
and airport charges.

Ends.                                        Thursday, 2nd December 2004

For further information:

Paul Fitzsimmons - Ryanair               Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants
Tel: [phone]                   Tel: [phone]



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