Ryanair announces new routes from Dusseldorf

Ryanair has announced that it will add one new Boeing 737-800 aircraft and open two new routes from its Dusseldorf (Weeze) base to Lappeenranta (Finland) and Szczecin (Poland) from March 2010.  This brings Ryanair’s investment in Dusseldorf to eight aircraft worth over $500 million.
 
These two new routes along with increased frequencies on five other routes, Barcelona (Girona), Faro, Ibiza, Malaga and Trapani will increase Ryanair’s annual traffic at Dusseldorf (Weeze) to 3 million passengers which will sustain 3,000 local jobs.
 
To celebrate its further expansion at Dusseldorf (Weeze), Ryanair released 500,000 €5 New Year seats for travel across 500 of its European routes in January.  These €5 seats are available for booking until midnight Thursday (10th December) on ryanair.com.
 
Speaking in Dusseldorf today, Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said:
 
“Dusseldorf today celebrates its 8th Ryanair based aircraft, two new routes to Lappeenranta and Szczecin and increased frequencies on five other routes from March 2010.  These new flights go on sale tomorrow. With a total of 49 low fare routes from Dusseldorf next summer German consumers/visitors can beat the recession by choosing Ryanair’s lowest fares and guaranteed no fuel surcharges to exciting destinations all over Europe.  Ryanair’s 3 million passengers p.a. will sustain 3,000 local jobs in Weeze in 2010.
 
“To celebrate these new aircraft and routes at Dusseldorf, Ryanair is releasing 500,000 €5 New Year seats for travel across Europe in January.  Since seats at these crazy low prices will be snapped up quickly, we urge passengers to book them immediately on ryanair.com”.
 
* Dusseldorf (Weeze) is 70 km from Dusseldorf.