Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (21 Apr) announced three new UK routes from Liverpool, Manchester and Teesside, as well as increased flights from London and Manchester to a host of popular Greek destinations such as Chania, Corfu, Kos, Rhodes and Santorini. These new routes and extra frequencies will commence in July* as part of Ryanair’s extended UK Summer 2021 schedule.
| New Routes |
Weekly Flights |
| Manchester – Santorini |
2 |
| Liverpool – Kos |
1 |
| Teesside – Corfu |
1 |
| Increased Routes |
Weekly Flights |
| Manchester – Chania |
3 (+1) |
| Manchester – Rhodes |
4 (+1) |
| London Stansted – Rhodes |
6 (+3) |
British families can now book a summer getaway, flying on the lowest fares and with the option to avail of Ryanair’s zero change fee should plans change.
To celebrate, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with fares available from just £19.99 for travel until the end of October 2021, which must be booked by midnight Friday, 23rd April on the Ryanair.com website.
Ryanair’s Director of Commercial, Jason McGuinness, said:
“As vaccination rollout programmes continue in the coming months, air traffic is set to soar and we are delighted to announce three new routes and extra flights connecting the UK to a host of popular Greek destinations this summer.
Mindful that Covid restrictions change regularly, customers can now book flights for a well-deserved break knowing that if they need to postpone or change their travel dates, they can do so up to two times with a zero change fee until the end of October 2021.
To celebrate, we are launching a seat sale with fares available from just £19.99 for travel until the end of October 2021, which must be booked by midnight Friday, 23rd April. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com to avoid missing out.”
*Editor’s note: Manchester – Chania increased frequencies start in August
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (21 Apr) announced a new route from Teesside to Corfu (Greece) operating every Wednesday from July as part of Ryanair’s British Summer ’21 Schedule. This new route expands Ryanair’s offer from Teesside following the airline’s return to the region with two other Summer routes to Alicante and Palma de Mallorca, both flying twice weekly from June.
As vaccination programmes continue in Europe and the UK makes impressive progress with its vaccine rollout, Ryanair expects air travel to soar in the peak summer months. British families can now book a summer getaway, flying on the lowest fares and with the option to avail of Ryanair’s zero change fee should plans change.
To celebrate, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with fares available from just £19.99, for travel from July until the end of October 2021, which must be booked by midnight Friday (23 Apr), only on the Ryanair.com website.
Ryanair’s Commercial Director, Jason McGuinness, said:
“Our connections to Alicante and Palma de Mallorca are proving to be a popular choice for Teesside consumers and we’re pleased to expand the region’s connectivity with this new route to Corfu (Greece), bringing a third holiday destination for British families to enjoy this summer.
Teesside Airport continue to work to deliver efficient operations and competitive airport charges, which offer the means for long-term traffic growth and new routes.
To celebrate this new Corfu route, we are launching a seat sale with fares available from just £19.99, for travel from July until the end of October 2021, which must be booked by midnight Friday (23 April). Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said:
“This news is another huge vote of confidence in our amazing airport. It shows the announcement made last November with routes to Palma and Alicante was just the start. Ryanair are committed to Teesside for the long-term because they can see what a remarkable asset out airport is.
When we secured the return of Ryanair after an absence of 10-years, I said then it was a seismic day for Teesside Airport, this expansion of flights by Europe’s no. 1 airline goes to show just how confident they are in Teesside and our local people. I am sure this new Corfu route will perform very well as local people look ahead to safely returning to the sun.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (20 Apr) announced a new route from Sofia to Corfu, flying weekly from July, as part of Ryanair’s Bulgarian Summer ’21 Schedule.
Bulgarian consumers can now book a summer getaway, flying on the lowest fares and with the option to avail of Ryanair’s zero change fee should plans change. To celebrate, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with fares available from just 40 BGN for travel until the end of October 2021, which must be booked by midnight Thursday, 22 April only on the Ryanair.com website.
Ryanair’s Sales & Marketing Manager for CEE, Olga Pawlonka, said:
“As vaccination rollout programmes continue in the coming months, air traffic is set to soar and we are delighted to announce this new route from Sofia to Corfu, operating once a week from July as part of our Bulgarian summer’21 schedule.
Mindful that Covid restrictions change regularly, customers can now book flights for a well-deserved break knowing that if they need to postpone or change their travel dates, they can do so up to two times with a zero-change fee until the end of October 2021.
To celebrate, we are launching a seat sale with fares available from just 40 BGN for travel until the end of October 2021, which must be booked by midnight Thursday, 22 April. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com to avoid missing out.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (20 Apr) announced a new route from Bucharest to Corfu, operating twice weekly from July, as part of Ryanair’s Romanian Summer ’21 Schedule.
Romanian consumers can now book a summer getaway, flying on the lowest fares and with the option to avail of Ryanair’s zero change fee should plans change. To celebrate, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with fares available from just 99 RON for travel until the end of October 2021, which must be booked by midnight Thursday, 22 April only on the Ryanair.com website.
Ryanair’s Sales & Marketing Manager for CEE, Olga Pawlonka, said:
“As vaccination rollout programmes continue in the coming months, air traffic is set to soar and we are delighted to announce this new route from Bucharest to Corfu, operating twice weekly from July as part of our extended Romanian summer’21 schedule.
Mindful that Covid restrictions change regularly, customers can now book flights for a well-deserved break knowing that if they need to postpone or change their travel dates, they can do so up to two times with a zero-change fee until the end of October 2021.
To celebrate, we are launching a seat sale with fares available from just 99 RON for travel until the end of October 2021, which must be booked by midnight Thursday, 22 April. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com to avoid missing out.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (16 Apr) announced a new Croatian route from Pula to Poznan, Poland (operating twice weekly), as well as increased flights from Pula to Brussels Charleroi and London Stansted, now operating 3 (+1) times a week from July as part of Ryanair’s Croatian Summer 2021 schedule.
Croatian consumers can now book a summer getaway, flying on the lowest fares and with the option to avail of Ryanair’s zero change fee should plans change.
To celebrate, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with fares available from just 153.00 HRK for travel until the end of October 2021, which must be booked by midnight Sunday, 18th April on the Ryanair.com website.
Ryanair’s Sales & Marketing Manager for CEE & Balkans, Olga Pawlonka, said:
“As vaccination rollout programmes continue in the coming months, air traffic is set to soar and we are delighted to announce this new route from Pula to Poznan as well as additional flights from Pula to Brussels Charleroi and London Stansted from this July as part of Ryanair’s Croatian Summer Schedule.
Mindful that Covid restrictions change regularly, customers can now book flights for a well-deserved break knowing that if they need to postpone or change their travel dates, they can do so up to two times with a zero change fee until the end of October 2021.
To celebrate, we are launching a seat sale with fares available from just 153.00 HRK for travel until the end of October 2021, which must be booked by midnight Sunday, 18th April. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com to avoid missing out.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (14 Apr) announced five new Malta routes to Brindisi, Cagliari, Genoa and Trapani in Italy and Chania in Greece, all operating twice weekly as part of Malta’s Summer 2021 schedule.
Ryanair is committed to investing heavily in providing connectivity to/from Malta, and its Summer ’21 schedule will boost air traffic and lead the recovery of Maltese tourism, as vaccination programmes rollout and Europe re-opens in time for the peak holiday season. These new routes will be operated mainly by Malta Air, from its Malta base.
Ryanair’s Malta Summer ’21 schedule will deliver:
- 6 based aircraft
- 57 routes
- 5 new routes from/to Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa and Trapani – all twice weekly
- 155 weekly flights
Maltese consumers and visitors can now book their summer 2021 holidays on even lower fares and with the reassurance that they can avail of Ryanair’s “zero” change fee should their plans change. To celebrate, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with fares available from just €19.99 for travel until the end of October 2021, which must be booked by midnight Friday, 16th April on the Ryanair.com website
Malta Air CEO, David O’Brien, said:
“As vaccination rollout programmes continue in April & May, air traffic is set to soar, and we are delighted to announce five new routes to Malta from Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa and Trapani as part of Ryanair’s biggest ever Maltese Summer Schedule.
Mindful that Covid restrictions change regularly, customers can now book flights for a well-deserved Summer break knowing that if they need to change their travel dates, they can do so up to two times with a “zero” change fee.
To celebrate their 5 new Malta routes, Ryanair is launching a seat sale with fares available from just €19.99 for travel until the end of October 2021, which must be booked by midnight Friday, 16th April. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com to avoid missing out.”
Malta Minister for Tourism, Clayton Bartolo said:
“Being an island in the heart of the Mediterranean, it is crucial that we continue strengthening our air connectivity. That the tourism world came to an abrupt halt and was impacted negatively because of COVID-19 is a well-known fact. However, there is no denying that Malta has started the road of recovery through the introduction of schemes aimed at incoming tourists and the local hospitality sector.”
Ryanair today (14 Apr) noted the EU General Court’s rulings on Finnish, Danish and Swedish State aid favouring Finnair and SAS over all other EU airlines. The Finnish government granted a €600m loan guarantee to Finnair which has benefited from more than €1.2bn in State aid since the beginning of the pandemic. The Danish and Swedish governments each granted a loan guarantee of €137m to SAS which has also benefited from recapitalisation State aid from these countries, bringing the total aid received by SAS to over €1.3bn.
While the Covid-19 crisis has caused damage to all airlines that contribute to the economies and the connectivity of Finland, Denmark and Sweden, the governments of these countries decided to support only their flag carriers. Ryanair referred the European Commission’s approvals of these illegal subsidies to the EU General Court in June 2020. Ryanair will appeal today’s General Court judgments to the Court of Justice of the EU.
Ryanair’s spokesperson said:
“One of the EU’s greatest achievements is the creation of a true single market for air transport. The European Commission’s approvals of the Finnish, Danish and Swedish State aid went against the fundamental principles of EU law. Today’s judgments set the process of liberalisation in air transport back by 30 years by allowing Finland, Denmark and Sweden to give their national flag carriers a leg up over more efficient competitors, based purely on nationality.
We will now ask the EU Court of Justice to overturn these unfair subsidies in the interests of competition and consumers. If Europe is to emerge from this crisis with a functioning single market, airlines must be allowed to compete on a level playing field. Undistorted competition can weed out inefficiency and benefit consumers through low fares and choice. Subsidies, on the other hand, encourage inefficiency and will harm consumers for decades to come.”
*NOTE TO EDITORS:
The EU Commission’s spineless approach to State aid since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis has allowed Member States to write open-ended cheques to their inefficient zombie flag carriers in the name of faded national prestige. The EU Commission has hastily approved over €30bn of discriminatory State aid since the crisis began. Discriminatory State subsidies given by EU Member States or planned to be given are set out here:
| Lufthansa Group €11bn
Air France-KLM €10.6bn
Alitalia €3.5bn
SAS €1.3bn
TAP €1.2bn
Finnair €1.2bn
Norwegian €0.8bn
LOT €0.65bn
Condor €0.6bn
Air Europa €0.5bn |