Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (7th May) announced a new route from Riga to Stockholm Arlanda, operating three times per week from 1st November, as part of Ryanair’s Latvian Winter ’21 Schedule.
Latvian consumers can now book a winter getaway as far out as March ‘22, flying on the lowest fares. To celebrate, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with fares available from just €19.99 for travel until the end of March 2022, which must be booked by midnight Sunday, 9th May 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 Riga to Stockholm Arlanda, operating three times per week from 1st November as part of our Latvian winter’21 schedule.
To celebrate, we are launching a seat sale with fares available from just €19.99 for travel until the end of March 2022, which must be booked by midnight Sunday, 9th May. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com to avoid missing out.”
Two Based Aircraft, $200m Investment, 21 New Routes
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (6th May) announced a new base opening in Stockholm Arlanda with two based aircraft, 89 departing flights per week, and 21 new routes to a host of international destinations across Europe from October ‘21. This new base represents a $200m investment and will deliver increased connectivity to the region, playing a key role in the recovery of jobs and the local economy.
Ryanair’s Stockholm Arlanda Winter ’21 schedule will deliver:
- Two based aircraft (a $200m investment) – creating 60 direct jobs.
- 89 departing flights per week.
- 21 new routes to 15 countries including Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Serbia and UK*
- International connections to winter sun destinations such as Alicante, Malaga and Thessaloniki, city breaks to the likes of London, Milan and Vienna and domestic connections to Malmo and Gothenburg.
Swedish consumers and tourists can now plan a getaway as far out as March ’22 on even lower 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 209 SEK for travel until the end of March 2022, which must be booked by midnight 9th May on the Ryanair.com website.
Ryanair’s CEO, Eddie Wilson said:
“We are delighted to announce the opening of our base in Stockholm Arlanda, which will deliver increased connectivity with two based aircraft from October ‘21. This development will create over 60 direct jobs and offer our Swedish customers a host of European destinations to choose from this winter, with 21 new routes connecting Sweden’s capital to the likes of Alicante, Brussels, London, Milan, Thessaloniki and Vienna.
Efficient operations and competitive airport charges provides the foundation from which Ryanair can deliver long-term traffic growth and increased connectivity. We have worked closely with Stockholm Arlanda airport to secure this growth and improve the services for those that live, work or wish to visit the region. At a time when other airlines are reducing their workforce, we’re delighted to be making further investments in both our people and in airports throughout Europe and look forward to commencing the recruitment for these roles very soon.
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 209 SEK for travel until the end of March 2022, which must be booked by midnight 9th May. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”
Swedavia airports Director of Marketing & Commercial Development, Charlotte Ljunggren said:
“It is with great joy that we welcome Ryanair to Arlanda and Ryanair’s continued expansion in the Swedish market. Their large number of destinations is an important addition and complement to the existing range of destinations available at our airports. At the same time, access is improved both within Sweden and outside the country, and this is especially true for the important visiting relatives and friends travel segment. Access will be important in the restart after the pandemic, and more direct routes are important for regional growth and for the tourism industry all across Sweden. We have had a good partnership for many years with Ryanair that we now look forward to developing in the years to come”
Two Based Aircraft, $200m Investment, 16 New Routes
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (05 May) announced a new base opening in Billund with two based aircraft, 69 departing flights per week and 26 routes in total, including 16 new connections to a host of international destinations across Europe from October ‘21. This new base represents a $200m investment and will deliver increased connectivity to the region, playing a key role in the recovery of jobs and the local economy.
Ryanair’s Billund Winter ’21 schedule will deliver:
- Two based aircraft (a $200m investment) – creating 60 direct jobs.
- 69 departing flights per week.
- 26 routes in total.
- 16 new routes to Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden and UK*
Danish consumers and tourists can now plan a getaway – as far out as March ’22 – on even lower 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 149.00 DKK for travel until the end of March 2022, which must be booked by midnight Sunday 9th May on the Ryanair.com website.
Ryanair’s CEO, Eddie Wilson said:
“We are delighted to announce the opening of our base in Billund, which will deliver increased connectivity with two based aircraft from October ‘21. This development will create over 60 direct jobs and offer our Danish customers a host of European destinations to choose from this winter, with 26 routes in total including 16 new connections to the likes of Brussels Charleroi, Seville, Tallinn and Wroclaw.
We have worked closely with Billund airport to secure this long-term traffic growth and improve the services and connectivity for those that live, work or wish to visit the region. At a time when other airlines are reducing their workforce, we’re delighted to be making further investments in both our people and in airports throughout Europe and look forward to commencing the recruitment for these roles very soon.
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 149.00 DKK for travel until the end of March 2022, which must be booked by midnight Sunday, 9th May. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”
Billund Airport’s CEO, Jan Hessellund said:
“We are happy that Ryanair reopens their base at Billund Airport and expand the Ryanair destination map from West Denmark with 7 brand new destinations on top of the 9 new winter services. This will make it even easier for West Danes to travel directly to many new attractive destinations all over Europe. The West Danes are eager to start traveling and as the West Danish economy is still going strong and have been very little effected by the Covid-pandemic, the suitcases stands all packed in many West Danish homes ready for when Europe opens up again.
As Billund Airport is on the door step of many trending tourism activities such as attractive outdoor adventures, historical city life and not least plenty of fun for the family activities, we expect Ryanair’s base investment in Billund to send more than 100,000 new tourists into our hotels and attractions in West Denmark.”
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16 New Routes
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| From Billund |
Departing Flights
Per Week |
| Barcelona* |
2 |
| Bologna* |
2 |
| Brussels Charleroi |
3 |
| Edinburgh* |
2 |
| Gothenburg |
3 |
| Gdansk* |
2 |
| Milan Bergamo* |
2 |
| Memmingen |
2 |
| Poznan* |
2 |
| Rome Ciampino* |
2 |
| Sibiu |
2 |
| Seville |
2 |
| Tallinn |
2 |
| Venice Treviso* |
2 |
| Vilnius* |
2 |
| Wroclaw |
2 |
* New winter services, launched in Summer ‘21
67% Load Factor As Covid-19 Continues To Impact Traffic
Ryanair Holdings plc today (5 May) released April traffic statistics as follows:
| |
2020 |
2021 |
Growth |
| Ryanair Group |
0.04m |
1.0m |
– |
| |
|
|
|
| Rolling Annual |
135.1m |
28.5m (71% LF) |
-79% |
Ryanair operated over 8,000 flights in April with a 67% load factor.
Trinity College Dublin in partnership with Ryanair, EU’s greenest airline, today (29 April) announced the launch of the Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Research Centre. This landmark initiative – the first of its kind in Ireland – has been made possible by a €1.5m donation which Trinity will use to seed a multi-disciplinary research team to engage in best-in-class research around Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Zero Carbon Aircraft Propulsion Systems and Noise Mapping. This new knowledge will inform the policies of both EU and international governments on making aviation environmentally and economically sustainable, as well as harness future investments by the aviation industry towards sustainability. The project, which will employ six people, is due to commence in Summer 2021.
Ryanair believes that aviation must play a leading role in addressing climate change, and is placing an increased emphasis on mitigating how its business impacts the environment. By 2030, Ryanair’s goal is to power 12.5% of its flights with sustainable aviation fuels. This together with investment in new Boeing “Gamechanger” aircraft, will significantly reduce its CO2 and noise footprint over the next decade.
Sustainability and Low Carbon Technologies are a key thrust of new knowledge generation at Trinity. This partnership will become part of E3 – the Engineering, Environment and Emerging Technologies initiative at Trinity College Dublin, which is tackling complex, global problems, such as those faced by the aviation industry. This Gold Standard research will seek to develop sustainable solutions for an industry striving towards a profitable, carbon neutral future, with greener offerings for their customers and a liveable planet for all.
The Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Research Centre will accelerate three key core areas of research:
- Sustainable Aviation Fuels
- Zero Carbon Aircraft Propulsion Systems
- Noise Mapping for Low-Noise Aircraft Fleets
Ryanair’s Director of Sustainability, Thomas Fowler, said:
“This €1.5m donation by Ryanair to help open Ireland’s first Sustainable Aviation Research Centre is a hugely exciting project and an important pillar of our environmental targets, supporting our goal to power 12.5% of flights with sustainable aviation fuels by 2030. As Europe’s largest airline, we have a responsibility to minimise our impact on the environment, to make flying greener and lead our industry towards a more sustainable way of flying while keeping our fares low and affordable for all EU families.
This partnership with Trinity College Dublin seeks to inform and improve future investment by the aviation industry to secure a carbon neutral future for aviation and noise reduction through investment in new technologies. We look forward to working with Associate Professor Stephen Dooley, Professor Stephen Spence and their teams, as they engage in much-sought after research around Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Zero Carbon Aircraft Propulsion Systems and Noise Mapping for low noise aircraft fleets in the hope that the industry will have the knowledge to invest confidently in sustainable fuels and technology going forward”.
Dr Patrick Prendergast, Provost of Trinity College Dublin, said:
“The critical need for humanity to meet the great challenge of our time – climate change – demands new thinking on every front. Science and technological research have a vital role to play in finding balanced solutions for a better world and E3 is Trinity’s farsighted response to this demand. Using emerging technologies, our multi-disciplinary teams of scientists and engineers in Trinity’s new Sustainable Aviation Research Centre will tackle important questions such as how to reduce aircraft emissions with sustainable aviation fuels, electric propulsion, and reduced noise and we are delighted to welcome Ryanair, which has committed itself to being Europe’s cleanest and greenest airline, on board as we explore these exciting new horizons.”
Caption: L to R: Neil Sorahan, CFO Ryanair Group; Thomas Fowler, Director of Sustainability, Ryanair DAC; Dr Patrick Prendergast, Provost of Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College Dublin in partnership with Ryanair, EU’s greenest airline, today (29 April) announced the launch of the Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Research Centre. This landmark initiative – the first of its kind in Ireland – has been made possible by a €1.5m donation which Trinity will use to seed a multi-disciplinary research team to engage in best-in-class research around Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Zero Carbon Aircraft Propulsion Systems and Noise Mapping. This new knowledge will inform the policies of both EU and international governments on making aviation environmentally and economically sustainable, as well as harness future investments by the aviation industry towards sustainability. The project, which will employ six people, is due to commence in Summer 2021.
Ryanair believes that aviation must play a leading role in addressing climate change, and is placing an increased emphasis on mitigating how its business impacts the environment. By 2030, Ryanair’s goal is to power 12.5% of its flights with sustainable aviation fuels. This together with investment in new Boeing “Gamechanger” aircraft, will significantly reduce its CO2 and noise footprint over the next decade.
Sustainability and Low Carbon Technologies are a key thrust of new knowledge generation at Trinity. This partnership will become part of E3 – the Engineering, Environment and Emerging Technologies initiative at Trinity College Dublin, which is tackling complex, global problems, such as those faced by the aviation industry. This Gold Standard research will seek to develop sustainable solutions for an industry striving towards a profitable, carbon neutral future, with greener offerings for their customers and a liveable planet for all.
The Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Research Centre will accelerate three key core areas of research:
- Sustainable Aviation Fuels
- Zero Carbon Aircraft Propulsion Systems
- Noise Mapping for Low-Noise Aircraft Fleets
Ryanair’s Director of Sustainability, Thomas Fowler, said:
“This €1.5m donation by Ryanair to help open Ireland’s first Sustainable Aviation Research Centre is a hugely exciting project and an important pillar of our environmental targets, supporting our goal to power 12.5% of flights with sustainable aviation fuels by 2030. As Europe’s largest airline, we have a responsibility to minimise our impact on the environment, to make flying greener and lead our industry towards a more sustainable way of flying while keeping our fares low and affordable for all EU families.
This partnership with Trinity College Dublin seeks to inform and improve future investment by the aviation industry to secure a carbon neutral future for aviation and noise reduction through investment in new technologies. We look forward to working with Associate Professor Stephen Dooley, Professor Stephen Spence and their teams, as they engage in much-sought after research around Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Zero Carbon Aircraft Propulsion Systems and Noise Mapping for low noise aircraft fleets in the hope that the industry will have the knowledge to invest confidently in sustainable fuels and technology going forward”.
Dr Patrick Prendergast, Provost of Trinity College Dublin, said:
“The critical need for humanity to meet the great challenge of our time – climate change – demands new thinking on every front. Science and technological research have a vital role to play in finding balanced solutions for a better world and E3 is Trinity’s farsighted response to this demand. Using emerging technologies, our multi-disciplinary teams of scientists and engineers in Trinity’s new Sustainable Aviation Research Centre will tackle important questions such as how to reduce aircraft emissions with sustainable aviation fuels, electric propulsion, and reduced noise and we are delighted to welcome Ryanair, which has committed itself to being Europe’s cleanest and greenest airline, on board as we explore these exciting new horizons.”
Caption: L to R: Neil Sorahan, CFO Ryanair Group; Thomas Fowler, Director of Sustainability, Ryanair DAC; Dr Patrick Prendergast, Provost of Trinity College Dublin
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (28 Apr) announced a new base opening in Riga with two based aircraft, 95 departing flights per week and 30 routes in total, including 16 new routes connecting Riga to a host of international destinations across Europe from October ’21. This new base represents a $200m investment and will deliver increased connectivity to the region, playing a key role in the recovery of jobs and the local economy.
Ryanair’s Riga Winter ’21 schedule will deliver:
- Two based aircraft (a $200m investment) – creating 60 direct jobs
- 95 departing flights per week
- 30 routes in total
- 16 new routes to Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and UK*
Latvian consumers and tourists can now plan their winter getaway – as far out as March ’22 – on even lower 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 March 2022, which must be booked by midnight Saturday (1st May) on the Ryanair.com website.
Ryanair’s Commercial Director, Jason McGuinness, said:
“We are delighted to announce the opening of a new base in Riga, which will support economic recovery as well as international connectivity, delivering 16 new routes (30 in total) from the end of October. This is a significant announcement for the Ryanair Group and a great boost for Buzz in Latvia with the creation of these 60 jobs.
Efficient operations and competitive airport charges provides the foundation from which Ryanair can deliver long-term traffic growth and increased connectivity. We have worked closely with Riga airport to secure this growth and improve the services for those that live, work or wish to visit the region. At a time when other airlines are reducing their workforce, we’re delighted to be making further investments in both our people and in airports throughout Europe and look forward to commencing the recruitment for these roles very soon.
These new routes provide our Latvian consumers with even greater choice, connecting them to a host of international destinations including Budapest, Malaga, Palermo and Paris Beauvais, as Riga welcomes tourists from 17 countries from this winter. 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 €19.99 for travel until the end of March 2022, which must be booked by midnight Saturday, 1st May. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out”.
*Notes to Editor: See attached list of new routes
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16 New Routes
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|
From Riga
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Departing Flights
Per Week
|
| Aarhus |
3 |
| Bristol |
2 |
| Budapest |
3 |
| Gothenburg |
3 |
| Krakow |
2 |
| Kviv** |
2 |
| Lviv** |
2 |
| Malaga |
2 |
| Memmingen |
2 |
| Warsaw Modlin |
5 |
| Palermo |
2 |
| Paris Beauvais |
2 |
| Rome Ciampino |
3 |
| Torp Sandefjord |
4 |
| Frankfurt Hahn*** |
2 |
| Venice Treviso*** |
2 |
**Subject to regulatory approval.
***New winter service, launched in Summer ‘21