Ryanair Continues Central & Eastern European Expansion
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (22 Aug) announced two new Southend routes to Bucharest and Vilnius, commencing in November 2019. The new route to Bucharest will operate with a five times weekly service, while the new Vilnius route will operate three times weekly.
Ryanair continues its Central and Eastern European expansion with the launch of these new routes to Romania and Lithuania, which follows yesterday’s announcement of its entry to the Georgian market. Ryanair has the lowest fares in Europe, its average fare of just €37 is a fraction of that charged by its competitors, and with this expansion now even more customers can enjoy these low fares.
To celebrate, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with fares from just £9.99 for travel until the end of November 2019, which must be booked by midnight Saturday (24 Aug), only on the Ryanair.com website.
Ryanair’s David O’Brien said:
“Ryanair is pleased to continue its Central and Eastern European expansion with the launch of two new Southend routes to Bucharest and Vilnius, commencing in November, as part of our extended winter 2019 schedule.
Customers in Southend can now book flights to Lithuania and Romania as far out as March 2020, enjoying even lower fares and Ryanair’s great choice of destinations, with 39 countries in the Ryanair network, following our entry to the Geogian market earlier this week.
To celebrate, we are releasing seats on sale from just £9.99 for travel until the end of November 2019, which must be booked by midnight Saturday (24 Aug). Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”
4 New Routes, 170,000 Customers P.A. At Tbilisi & Kutaisi
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (21 August) announced its first ever flights from Georgia, the 39th country in the Ryanair network, with a new route from Tbilisi to Milan Bergamo and two new routes from Kutaisi to Bologna and Marseille, which start in November as part of Ryanair’s Winter 2019 schedule. Ryanair will also connect Tbilisi to Cologne in April as part of Ryanair’s Summer 2020 schedule and deliver 170,000 customers annually to/from Ryanair’s Georgian airports.
Ryanair’s Georgia 19/20 schedule will deliver:
- 2 new routes from Tbilisi to Milan Bergamo (4 pw) starting from November & Cologne (2pw) from April20
- 2 new routes from Kutaisi to Bologna (2 pw) & Marseille (2 pw)
- 170,000 customers p.a.
- Over 100* “on-site” jobs p.a.
Georgian consumers and visitors can now book their holidays as far out as October 2020, enjoying even lower fares and Ryanair’s recently announced 2019 customer care improvements, including:
- Lowest Fares – find a cheaper fare within 3 hours, get paid the difference plus €5 MyRyanair credit
- Punctuality – deliver 90% target (excl. ATC) or 5% off following month’s air fares
- Customer Care Charter – EU261 claims processed in 10 days, new 24/7 support, connect in 2 mins
- Care Improvements – 48-hour free of charge grace period for changes to bookings
- Environmental Improvements – carbon offset programme, environmental partners & plastic free in 5 years
- New Ryanair Choice – €199 annual fee for free seats, fast-track & priority boarding for freq. guests
- Digital Improvements – new fare finder, sports tickets, bespoke travel guides & faster mobile
To celebrate the launch of its first Georgian airports, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with fares from just €9.99, for travel in November and December, which must be booked by midnight Friday (23 Aug) only on the Ryanair.com website.
Ryanair’s David O’Brien said:
“We’re pleased to announce Ryanair’s low fares have arrived at Tbilisi and Kutaisi, our newest airports and 1st airports in Georgia. These four new routes that will start in November (except Cologne, starting in April next year), will further promote Georgian tourism, and will deliver over 170,000 customers annually to/from two European countries to one of Europe’s fastest-growing tourism destinations. We look forward to developing new Georgian traffic growth, new routes, and jobs in the coming years.
To celebrate, we are releasing seats for sale on our network from just €9.99 for travel in November and December which are available for booking until midnight Friday (23 Aug). Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”
*ACI research confirms up to 750 ‘on-site’ jobs are sustained at international airports for every 1m passengers
Ryanair, Europas Airline Nr. 1, kündigte heute (21. August) eine neue Strecke nach von Köln nach Tiflis in Georgien an, die ab April 2020 zweimal wöchentlich im Rahmen des Sommeflugplans 2020 für Köln von Ryanair durchgeführt wird.
Zur Feier der neuen Kölner Strecke hat Ryanair einen Sitzplatzverkauf für das europäische Netz mit Tarifen von nur 9,99 € für Reisen im November und Dezember gestartet, der bis Freitag (23. August) um Mitternacht nur über die Website Ryanair.com gebucht werden kann.
Chiara Ravara von Ryanair sagte:
“Ryanair freut sich, ab April 2020 eine neue Strecke von Köln nach Tiflis in Georgien ankündigen zu können, die im Rahmen unseres Sommerflugplans 2020 zweimal wöchentlich durchgeführt wird. Kunden in Köln können nun Flüge nach Tiflis bis Oktober 2020 buchen.
Zur Feier dieser neuen Strecke stellen wir in unserem europäischen Netz Plätze für Reisen im November und Dezember ab 9,99 € zum Verkauf, die bis Freitag (23. August) um Mitternacht gebucht werden können. Da diese erstaunlich günstigen Tarife schnell vergriffen sein werden, sollten sich die Kunden auf www.ryanair.com einloggen, um diese nicht zu verpassen..”
Ryanair, la compagnia No.1 in Italia e in Europa, ha annunciato oggi (21 Agosto) una nuova rotta che, a partire da Novembre 2019, collegherà Milano Bergamo a Tbilisi, in Georgia, con un 4 voli settimanali, nell’ambito della programmazione invernale 2019 da Milano Bergamo.
L’operativo Ryanair su Milano Bergamo per l’inverno 2019 copre 80 rotte in totale, tra cui 10 nuove destinazioni invernali: Agadir (volo bisettimanale), Bremen (bisettimanale), Göteborg (bisettimanale), Katowice (bisettimanale), Lappeenranta (bisettimanale), Londra Southend (3 voli a settimana), Marsiglia (4 voli a settimana), Santander (bisettimanale), Sofia (giornaliero) e, naturalmente, Tbilisi (4 voli a settimana), che faranno transitare oltre 11.1milioni di passeggeri presso l’aeroporto di Milano Bergamo quest’anno.
Per festeggiare questa nuova rotta da Milano Bergamo, Ryanair ha lanciato un’offerta speciale sul suo network europeo a partire da soli 9,99 Euro, per viaggiare a novembre e dicembre, valida per prenotazioni entro la mezzanotte di veneredì (23 agosto) solo sul sito di Ryanair.
Chiara Ravara di Ryanair ha dichiarato:
“Ryanair è lieta di annunciare la nuova rotta che, a partire da Novembre 2019, collegherà Milano Bergamo a Tbilisi, in Georgia, con 4 voli a settimana, nell’ambito della nostra programmazione invernale 2019. I viaggiatori in partenza da Milano Bergamo possono ora prenotare un volo per Kutaisi fino a marzo 2020.
Per festeggiare, abbiamo lanciato un’offerta speciale sul nostro network europeo a partire da soli 9,99 Euro, per viaggiare a novembre e dicembre, valida per prenotazioni entro la mezzanotte di veneredì (23 agosto). Dal momento che queste incredibili tariffe termineranno rapidamente, invitiamo i clienti a collegarsi al sito www.ryanair.com per non perdere l’occasione”.
Ryanair, la compagnia No.1 in Italia e in Europa, ha annunciato oggi (21 Agosto) una nuova rotta che, a partire da Novembre 2019, collegherà Bologna a Kutaisi, in Georgia, con un servizio bisettimanale, nell’ambito della programmazione invernale 2019 da Bologna.
L’operativo Ryanair su Bologna per l’inverno 2019 copre 48 rotte in totale, tra cui 8 nuove destinazioni invernali: Crotone (3 voli a settimana), Fuerteventura (settimanale), Kutaisi (bisettimanale), Marseille (3 voli a settimana), Podgorica (bisettimanale), Santander (bisettimanale) e Tel Aviv (bisettimanale) che faranno transitare oltre 4.4 milioni di passeggeri presso l’aeroporto di Bologna quest’anno.
Chiara Ravara di Ryanair ha dichiarato:
“Ryanair è lieta di annunciare la nuova rotta che, a partire da Novembre 2019, collegherà Bologna a Kutaisi, in Georgia, con un servizio bisettimanale, nell’ambito della nostra programmazione invernale 2019. I viaggiatori in partenza da Bologna possono ora prenotare un volo per Kutaisi fino a marzo 2020.
Per festeggiare, abbiamo lanciato un’offerta speciale sul nostro network europeo a partire da soli 9,99 Euro, per viaggiare a novembre e dicembre, valida per prenotazioni entro la mezzanotte di veneredì (23 agosto). Dal momento che queste incredibili tariffe termineranno rapidamente, invitiamo i clienti a collegarsi al sito www.ryanair.com per non perdere l’occasione”.
Ryanair pilots and their union Fórsa yesterday evening (14 Aug) withdrew from Mediation talks chaired by Mr Kieran Mulvey when no progress was made on their unrealistic and unimplementable pay proposals.
At yesterday’s mediation, the Ryanair Pilots Committee and Fórsa confirmed that they are seeking pay increases of 101% on top of current annual pay of over €172,000. Ryanair Pilots are insisting on these pay demands being met, just one day after Norwegian announced the closure of its Dublin operations with the loss of over 120 crew jobs, despite the fact that Ryanair has a surplus of over 500 pilots due to the delayed delivery of over 30 MAX aircraft this winter, and just 10 weeks before a “no-deal” Brexit could cause further disruption to air travel and airline jobs in Ireland and the UK.
Ryanair has called on its pilots and the Fórsa union to return to Independent Mediation with reasonable proposals which reflect the falling airfares and profits Ryanair has recently reported, as well as the fact that Ryanair pilot pay is already 20% ahead of comparable 737 airline pilot pay in Norwegian and Jet2.
Speaking yesterday evening, Ryanair’s Chief People Officer Eddie Wilson said:
“We have done everything in our power to avoid disruption to our flights and our customers’ holidays. However, no company can concede to grossly unreasonable demands from its highest paid workers for a further pay increase of over 100% (when they already agreed and received a 20% pay increase earlier this year) at a time when the airline industry is in crisis.
Ryanair pilots who are already among the best paid workers in Ireland are now threatening to disrupt the holiday travel plans of thousands of customers over the coming weeks as they demand that their pay be increased from €172,000 p.a. to over €347,000 p.a. that would see them earn more than the President of Ireland or our Taoiseach, even as Norwegian makes all of its Dublin pilots redundant. We remain willing to engage in Mediation with our pilots and Fórsa but call on them to avoid disrupting our customers’ travel plans in pursuit of what are clearly unrealistic and unimplementable pay proposals.”
Dublin 9 Aug – Ryanair is disappointed that the pilots union FÓRSA is threatening to disrupt customers’ travel plans during August when its ballot has the support of less than 25% of Ryanair’s Irish pilots.
The result of FÓRSA’s ballot shows that less than half of Ryanair’s Irish pilots are members of FÓRSA, and less than 60% of these FÓRSA members participated in the ballot with less than 25% of Ryanair’s Irish Pilots voting for industrial action. This disruption of customers’ holiday plans has no valid mandate from Ryanair’s Irish Pilots.
Since summer 2018, Ryanair and FÓRSA have engaged in a mediation process under Mr Kieran Mulvey which has delivered collective agreements on promotions, transfers, seniority and most recently (April 2019), a pay increase of up to 20% for those Irish pilots who had not agreed this 20% increase in 2018. Ryanair’s Irish pilots also enjoy a 5 on, 4 off roster (a double bank holiday every week).
On 30th July Fórsa gave an undertaking to Mediator Kieran Mulvey that they would return to mediation next week (beginning 11 Aug) with specific pay proposals, which they have failed to provide either to Ryanair or Kieran Mulvey for over 6 months now.
FÓRSA are still unable to explain what pay increase they are seeking on top of the 20% increase already agreed, at a time when Ryanair pilots resignations have dwindled to zero because Ryanair pilots are better paid than 737 competitor pilots in Norwegian (who are cutting pilot pay and jobs) and Jet2 (who have frozen pilot pay in return for improved rosters). The pay deals already agreed with FÓRSA have deliver pay increases of up to 20% at a time when Ryanair profits are falling due to higher fuel and payroll costs, with Senior Captains now earning over €200,000 p.a. for working five days on, followed by four days off. Ryanair pilots already earn 20% more than pilots in comparable 737 airlines like Norwegian.
This FÓRSA threat of industrial action has no mandate from Ryanair pilots, and is ill-timed just 10 weeks before a hard Brexit, while Ryanair is in the process of letting excess pilots go due to the Boeing MAX delivery delays. FÓRSA should continue in mediation and avoid threatening unnecessary disruptions to customers holidays and travel plans.
Ryanair now calls on FÓRSA to explain why it is announcing industrial action and customer disruptions while it is still in a mediation process, led by Mr Kieran Mulvey, under which they have yet to table any specific pay proposals. FÓRSA should now continue mediation with Ryanair instead of threatening ill-judged and ill-timed industrial action with the sole intention of creating uncertainty for customers travelling during the late August period.