RYANAIR LAUNCHES 8 NEW ROUTES

Ryanair Holdings PLC
31 May 2007


                       RYANAIR LAUNCHES 8 NEW ROUTES FROM SHANNON

    BIRMINGHAM, DUBLIN, FUERTEVENTURA, KAUNAS, LEEDS, LUTON, RIGA & TENERIFE

        Ryanair, Ireland's National airline, today (Thursday, 31st May 2007)
        announced eight new routes from its Shannon base to Birmingham, Dublin,
        Fuerteventura (Canaries), Kaunas, Luton, Leeds, Riga and Tenerife, which
        will start in November. From November, Ryanair will also increase the
        frequency of its Edinburgh (to daily) and Manchester (to 6 weekly)
        services. This expansion includes Ryanair's first domestic route from
        Shannon to Dublin and brings the number of destinations offered from the
        airport to 31.

        Announcing these new routes, Ryanair's CEO, Michael O'Leary, said:

            'With Ryanair's latest expansion at Shannon, 1.7m passengers
            annually will enjoy Ireland's lowest fares guaranteed. This will
            deliver a visitor spend of €250m and support 1,700 jobs in the West.
            In the space of just 2 years, Ryanair has delivered dramatic tourism
            and economic growth for Shannon and the West as promised.

            'Shannon is now accessible from Galway in just over 1 hour thanks to
            the new Ennis by-pass, making Ryanair's 31 low fare routes at
            Shannon the low fare reference point for the whole of the West of
            Ireland. We look forward to delivering significant economic benefits
            for Galway and Connemara with these additional passenger numbers.

            'Our new, twice daily commuter route to Dublin will allow people
            from the West to fly day returns from Shannon and avoid the M50
            traffic chaos for less than the price of half a tank of petrol.

            'To celebrate these 8 new routes, we have slashed €20 off all return
            flights and we urge passengers to book these lowest fares today on
            www.ryanair.com, as these bargains will sell out quickly'.

In welcoming these new routes, Martin Moroney, Director, Shannon Airport, said:

            'We are delighted to see further expansion of Ryanair's operations,
            particularly the inclusion of Dublin in its route network, offering
            a daily return service. Galway is an important part of our catchment
            area for both inbound and outbound traffic, and we look forward to
            working with the tourism and business sector in harnessing support
            for these new services. Ryanair now carries over 50% of the terminal
            passenger traffic at Shannon airport and we look forward to working
            with them in the future as we expand our business'.


Niall Gibbons, Director, Corporate Services, Tourism Ireland added:

            'Tourism Ireland, the organisation responsible for marketing the
            island of Ireland overseas, has warmly welcomed the announcement of
            the expansion of Ryanair services from Britain and Mainland Europe
            into Shannon Airport. Both markets were key drivers behind the
            record visitor numbers to Ireland last year so it augurs well for
            the season ahead. This expansion of services will make it even
            easier for visitors from these important markets to explore the many
            attractions on offer in the Shannon region'.

    Route                     Starts            Frequency

    Birmingham                Nov               1 x Daily
    Dublin                    Nov               2 x Daily
    F'ventura                 Nov               1 x Weekly
    Kaunas                    Nov               2 x Weekly
    Leeds                     Nov               3 x Weekly
    Luton                     Nov               1 x Daily
    Riga                      Nov               2 x Weekly
    Tenerife                  Nov               1 x Weekly

        From November Ryanair will close 3 routes from Shannon to Bournemouth,
        Lodz and Rome while Biarritz, Carcassonne, Milan, Murcia, Nantes and
        Venice will operate on a summer only basis (Apr - Oct) to accommodate
        these 8 new routes.

        Ends.                               Thursday, 31st May 2007

        For further information:

        Peter Sherrard - Ryanair          Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants

        Tel: [phone]             Tel: [phone]


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