2 NEW ROUTES TO WROCLAW & MURCIA, 1.3M CUSTOMERS & 8% GROWTH
Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (15 Feb) launched its biggest-ever Leeds Bradford Airport winter schedule (2017), with a new route to Wroclaw, a new winter service to Murcia and 17 routes in total, which will help deliver 1.3m customers p.a. and support 975* jobs at Leeds Bradford Airport, as Ryanair grows by 8% next winter.
Ryanair’s Leeds Bradford Airport winter 2017 schedule will deliver:
- 1 new route to Wroclaw (2 wkly)
- 1 new winter service to Murcia (2 wkly)
- 17 routes in total
- 55 weekly flights
- 1.3m customers p.a.
- 975*“on-site” jobs p.a.
Ryanair will continue to connect the Leeds city region with major European cities on high frequency, low fare services including Dublin (2 daily), as well as a wide range of winter sun routes, on the lowest fares, making Ryanair the ideal choice for Yorkshire business and leisure customers.
Ryanair’s Leeds Bradford Airport summer 2017 schedule is attracting record bookings, with more frequencies to sun destinations for summer family holidays, including 5 new routes to Bratislava (2 wkly), Girona (2 wkly), Gran Canaria (2 wkly), Vilnius (2 wkly) and Warsaw Modlin (2 wkly) and an even better customer experience, as Ryanair continues to roll out its “Always Getting Better” improvements.
In Leeds, Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said:
“We are pleased to launch our 2017 Leeds Bradford Airport winter schedule, our biggest ever, which includes 2 new routes to Wroclaw and Murcia and 17 routes in total, which will deliver 1.3mcustomers p.a. and support 975* jobs at Leeds Bradford Airport. These new routes will go on sale in February as we continue to grow our Leeds Bradford Airport traffic, tourism and jobs, underlining our commitment to the Yorkshire region.
We are also pleased to report record bookings on our Leeds Bradford summer 2017 schedule and customers can look forward to even lower fares so there’s never been a better time to book a low fare flight on Ryanair. We urge all customers who wish to book their holidays to do so now on the Ryanair.com website or mobile app, where they can avail of the lowest fare air travel to and from Leeds Bradford.
To celebrate the launch of our Leeds Bradford winter 2017 schedule we are releasing seats for sale across our European network from just £9.99, which are available for booking until midnight Thursday (16 Feb). Since these amazing low prices will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”
Aviation Development Director at Leeds Bradford Airport, Tony Hallwood, said:
“Leeds Bradford Airport welcomes the continued growth of Ryanair capacity and a widening of the airline’s route network for Winter 2017. The introduction of Wroclaw, the largest city in Western Poland, is the airport’s fourth Polish route and will be welcomed by both business and leisure travellers. Murcia will provide easy access to the Costa Calida being conveniently close to La Manga, Cartegena and to Torrevieja, favoured by overseas property owners.”
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*ACI research confirms up to 750 ‘on-site’ jobs are sustained at international airports for every 1m passengers
Ryanair, Ireland’s favourite airline and the official carrier of the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival, today (14 Feb) announced that it will carry over 22,000 racing fans to and from the 2017 Cheltenham Festival, all on the lowest fares, with just 4 weeks to go.
Ryanair has scheduled 38 extra flights and over 120 flights in total to and from Birmingham, Bristol and East Midlands for Cheltenham week, kicking off on Tuesday, 14th March, with the highlights being the Grade 1 Ryanair Chase on Thursday, March 16th, and the Cheltenham Gold Cup which takes place on St Patrick’s Day, Friday, 17th March.
And Ryanair will once again be giving away race day tickets on its social media pages in the build-up to the festival, so racing fans should follow Ryanair on Facebook and Twitter, and book their low fare Cheltenham seats on Ryanair.com.
Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said:
“We’re under starter’s orders for the 2017 Cheltenham Festival with just four weeks to go and racing fans are booking Ryanair flights in record numbers once more. We’ll carry over 22,000 punters to and from Cheltenham, all on the lowest fares, and we’ve scheduled over 120 flights to and from Birmingham, Bristol and East Midlands, including 38 extras.
All eyes will be on the Grade 1 Ryanair Chase, which takes place on Thursday, 16th March and as the official airline of the Cheltenham Festival, we’ll be hoping for even more Irish winners this time around. Racing fans can snap up the last seats to Cheltenham on the Ryanair.com website.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (9 Feb) announced that it has signed a two-year deal with Aintree Racecourse to become the new title sponsor of the Grade 1 Stayers’ Hurdle, one of the highlights of the Grand National Festival.
Run over 3m ½ furlong, the £150,000 Ryanair Stayers’ Hurdle (registered as the Liverpool Hurdle) will be run on Grand National Day, the final day of the three day Grand National Festival (Thur 6to Sat 8 April), and was won by Thistlecrack in 2016.
Ryanair will carry thousands of customers to/from Aintree this April on its low fare Liverpool routes and customers should follow Ryanair’s official Facebook and Twitter pages for a chance to win race day tickets.
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said:
“We are very pleased to partner with Aintree Racecourse to sponsor the Grade 1 Ryanair Stayers’ Hurdle, which always attracts a top class field. We look forward to carrying thousands of racing fans through Liverpool Airport once more this festival season, on the lowest fares, and customers can also win race day tickets by following our Facebook and Twitter pages.”
Aintree Racecourse Managing Director, John Baker said:
“We’re delighted that Ryanair has come on board to sponsor the prestigious Ryanair Stayers’ Hurdle. With so many fantastic winners of this great race, we hope Ryanair will enjoy making even more history at Aintree after a thrilling Grand National win for Rule the World, owned by Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O’Leary. We really look forward to working with Michael and his team over the next two years.”
3 NEW SUMMER 2017 ROUTES & 75,000 CUSTOMERS
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (9 Feb) celebrated its return to Aberdeen Airport with the launch of its flights to Alicante and Malaga, as part of its summer 2017 schedule, which includes a route to Faro (commencing in May) which will deliver 75,000 customers p.a. at Aberdeen International Airport.
Ryanair’s Aberdeen summer 2017 schedule offers 3 exciting sun destinations, lower fares as Ryanair passes on lower fuel costs, and an even better customer experience, as it rolls out year 3 of its “Always Getting Better” customer experience programme, and will deliver:
- 3 new routes: Alicante (2 weekly), Faro (2 weekly), Malaga (2 weekly)
- 6 weekly flights
- 75,000 customers p.a.
To celebrate its new routes, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with flights to Alicante and Malaga on sale from just £16.99, for travel in February, which must be booked on the Ryanair.com website by Friday (10 Feb).
Ryanair’s Head of Communications, Robin Kiely said:
“We are pleased to return to Aberdeen and launch our new summer 2017 routes to Alicante and Malaga, with Faro set to follow in May, and our low fare routes will deliver 75,000 customers through Aberdeen Airport this year.
To celebrate, we’ve launched a £16.99 seat sale to Alicante and Malaga for travel in February, ensuring Aberdeen customers can book a late winter or early summer low cost getaway. These amazing low prices will be snapped up quickly, so customers should log onto www.ryanair.com by midnight Friday (10 Feb) and avoid missing out.”
Aberdeen International Airport Managing Director, Carol Benzie, said:
“We’ve been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Ryanair to the airport since we announced these fantastic new routes last July and I’m delighted to welcome the airline back to the North-east after a six-year hiatus. These routes are particularly exciting for us, as Alicante and Malaga were the two most requested destinations in a leisure survey we carried out with the local community early last year.
It’s brilliant to know that Aberdeen holidaymakers can now easily reach their favourite destinations direct from their local airport, without the inconvenience of long car journeys or multiple flights. Furthermore, with two flights to Alicante and Malaga per week, passengers have the choice of either a quick, three-day getaway or a longer break in the sun.”
Ryanair today (8 Feb) announced that it has issued a 6.5 year, €750m, Eurobond at a fixed coupon of 1.125%. Ryanair is rated BBB+ (stable) by both Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings. These ratings reflect the ratings of Ryanair’s business model which as a long established track record of profitability, cash generation, and an industry leading balance sheet. The bond will be listed on the Irish Stock Exchange which offers access to both Europe and the rest of the world. The joint bookrunners were BNP Paribas, Citigroup and Crédit Agricole.
Ryanair’s Chief Financial Officer, Neil Sorahan said:
“We are pleased to have accessed the low cost Eurobond markets again. This €750m transaction was keenly priced at a fixed coupon of 1.125% p.a. This low cost finance will enable us to further reduce our aircraft ownership costs while continuing to offer the lowest fares and best customer service through our Always Getting Better programme as we grow to 200m customers p.a. by 2024.”
Ryanair, Europe No.1 airline, today (8 Feb) launched a new winter route from Manchester to Cologne, with a daily service, as part of its Manchester winter 2017 schedule, which will be launched soon.
Ryanair celebrated its new Manchester – Cologne route by releasing seats across its European network for sale at prices starting from just €9.99. These low fare seats are available for booking on the Ryanair.com website until midnight Monday (13 Feb).
Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said:
“Ryanair is pleased to announce a new route from Manchester to Cologne, with a daily service, as part of our Manchester winter 2017 service, which will go on sale soon.
UK customers and visitors can look forward to even lower fares when they make advance bookings for their summer or winter holidays, so there’s never been a better time to book a low fare flight from Manchester.
To celebrate our new Manchester to Cologne route, we are releasing seats for sale across our European network from just €9.99,which are available for booking until midnight Monday (13 Feb). Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”
Ryanair, Europe No.1 airline, today (8 Feb) launched a new winter route from Bristol to Cologne, with a four times weekly service, as part of its Bristol winter 2017 schedule, which will be launched soon.
Ryanair celebrated its new Bristol – Cologne route by releasing seats across its European network for sale at prices starting from just €9.99. These low fare seats are available for booking on the Ryanair.com website until midnight Monday (13 Feb).
Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said:
“Ryanair is pleased to announce a new route from Bristol to Cologne, with a four times weekly service, as part of our Bristol winter 2017 service, which will go on sale soon.
UK customers and visitors can look forward to even lower fares when they make advance bookings for their summer or winter holidays, so there’s never been a better time to book a low fare flight from Bristol.
To celebrate our new Bristol to Cologne route, we are releasing seats for sale across our European network from just €9.99,which are available for booking until midnight Monday (13 Feb). Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”