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Ryanair launches autumn seat sale
Ryanair has launched its Autumn 2008 Seat Sale, knocking €10 off millions of seats across Europe. All of Ryanair’s 716 routes are included in the offer, for travel between September 2008 and March 2009*.
Ryanair launches charity calendar partner search
Ryanair is inviting applications from registered charities who wish to partner with Ryanair for its 2009 Cabin Crew Charity Calendar. The 2009 Calendar will go on sale on November 1 and the charity chosen by Ryanair will receive all proceeds from calendar sales.
Ryanair defends Arad route closures
Ryanair has rejected claims by Arad County Council and its President, Mr. Iosaf Matula, in relation to Ryanair’s recent cancellation of its route from Milan Bergamo to Arad Airport in Romania.
Ryanair cancels all flights to Arad Airport in Romania
Ryanair has announced the cancellation of all flights to Arad Airport in Romania from the 31st July. Ryanair started flying to Arad from Bergamo in Italy 3 times weekly in April 2008 and had intended to carry 50,000 passengers in the first year of operations to the Arad region. All plans for additional flights to Arad have now been cancelled and Ryanair will replace the Arad service with a 3 times weekly service from Bergamo to Berlin-Schönefeld.
Ryanair announces new routes from East Midlands Airport
Ryanair has announced that it will launch three new routes - to Faro, Fuerteventura and Prague - from East Midlands at the end of October this year. This latest expansion brings Ryanair's East Midlands base to thirty-eight routes. Passengers can now access a wide variety of European destinations from East Midlands such as Belfast, Shannon, Nantes, Nimes, Malaga, Milan and many more.
Ryanair launches new routes from Liverpool
Ryanair has announced that it will launch four new routes from Liverpool - to Gdansk, Scezecin, Knock and Faro - at the end of October this year. This latest expansion brings the number of routes at Ryanair's Liverpool base to forty-five. Passengers can now access a wide variety of European destinations from Liverpool such as Derry, Madrid, Pisa and Nimes.
Ryanair launches new Flight Tracker service
Ryanair has launched a new Flight Tracker service with Sentient Solutions, which will deliver flight information directly to UK and Irish mobiles. By calling or texting Flight Tracker, anyone awaiting a Ryanair passenger can now receive up to date information on the status of any Ryanair flight to/ from the UK and Ireland as well as regular flight status updates for just £1.50/ €2.
Ryanair starts new base and announces 9 new routes
Ryanair yesterday (17 June) started its twenty-fifth base in Birmingham. Ryanair also announced today that it will launch nine new routes - to Alicante, Derry, Fuerteventura, Katowice, Kaunas, Krakow, Palma, Malaga and Murcia - in October 2008.
Ryanair rejects Aer Arann boss’s claim
Ryanair is publicly rejecting the claim by Aer Arann’s Pádraig Ó Ceidigh who suggested in an Irish Times interview that “The biggest problem we (Aer Arann) are facing is that Ryanair is all over us like a rash”. Ryanair is stating that there is no substance whatsoever to this statement.
Ryanair says ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ to EasyJet in Dortmund
Ryanair is saying “Auf Wiedersehen!” to EasyJet, following their announcement that EasyJet has started consultations with its staff on the closure of its Dortmund base where EasyJet has 3 aircraft and 11 routes. EasyJet started its base in Dortmund in 2005. Ryanair started a competing base in Düsseldorf-Weeze in 2007 and just 1 year later EasyJet announced that they plan to close Dortmund.
Ryanair Villas opens for business
Ryanair has launched its Ryanair Villas site, giving passengers the chance to book holiday rentals while snapping up the guaranteed lowest fares with Ryanair.
Ryanair announces largest ever expansion
Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline, today (5 June) announced its biggest-ever single expansion, launching twelve new UK routes as part of a package of forty new European routes for Winter 2008.
Ryanair announces 5 year deal with Britvic
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline and Britvic International, have announced a new 5 year supply agreement for soft drinks onboard Ryanair’s 1,000 daily flights. This new agreement will allow Ryanair passengers to enjoy Pepsi, 7-Up, J20 and Britvic’s range of juices onboard all Ryanair’s lowest fare flights until 2013.
Ryanair launches 14 new European routes for winter
Ryanair has announced 14 new routes across Europe to be launched in October 2008, including 5 new UK routes - from Bournemouth to Milan and Paris, and from Glasgow to Faro, Malaga and Tenerife. This latest expansion brings Ryanair’s network to over 660 routes for Winter 08, and includes services to four new airports, Lille (France), Agadir, Nador and Tangier (Morocco).
Ryanair slams BA over 2nd fuel increase
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline yesterday responded to British Airways’ latest increase of its fuel levy by releasing 500,000 seats for just £10* with a guarantee of no fuel surcharges ever. BA yesterday announced its second fuel surcharge hike in a month, increasing its unavoidable fuel levy by £30 to £109 per one-way flight.