Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (25 Jan) launched 4 new Kyiv routes to Dusseldorf Weeze, Frankfurt Hahn, Karlsruhe Baden Baden and Nuremburg (all twice per week), commencing in October.
Ukrainian consumers and visitors can now book the lowest fares on 26 routes from Kyiv and Lviv with more routes to be announced on Ryanair.com. To celebrate, Ryanair launched a seat sale with up to 20% off seats on over 200 European routes, for travel between April and June. This incredible offer will end at midnight (24:00hrs) on Saturday, so customers should log on quickly and bag a bargain break today.
Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Officer David O’Brien said:
“Ryanair is pleased to launch 4 new Kyiv routes to Dusseldorf Weeze, Frankfurt Hahn, Karlsruhe Baden Baden and Nuremburg, which will start in October 2019. These new low fare routes will be ideal for customers travelling for either business or leisure as we continue to expand our Ukrainian network, underlining our commitment to growing Ukrainian traffic, routes and tourism.
Customers can now book 26 Kyiv and Lviv routes on Ryanair.com”
Pavlo Riabikin, Boryspil International Airport State Enterprise CEO, said:
“We are pleased with our partners’ route destinations expansion, since it provides Ukrainian people with more opportunities to travel abroad. We hope that this development will also increase the flow of foreign guests to Ukraine.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (21 Jan) launched a huge Blue Monday sale with up to 20% off a million seats across its entire network for travel between February and May, allowing customers to beat the winter blues with a spring getaway on the lowest fares.
This amazing seat sale is available for travel from February to May and can only be found on the Ryanair.com website, from now until midnight tonight.
Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said:
“It’s officially the most depressing day of the year and there is no better way to help beat those winter blues than by booking a getaway. We’ve launched a huge Blue Monday sale with up to 20% off a million seats across our entire European network.
This incredible offer will end at midnight (24:00hrs) tonight, so customers should log on quickly and bag a bargain pick-me-up today.”
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- Erasmus Students Save Over €7.5m So Far With Ryanair
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (18 Jan) celebrated over 250,000 bookings by Erasmus Student Network members on its exclusive platform, at its latest student mobility event in Berlin.
Delivered as part of Ryanair’s “Always Getting Better” programme, this partnership offers Erasmus students a dedicated ESN booking platform where they can avail of 15% flight discounts on the Ryanair.com website, and a free checked-in bag with every flight booked, saving ESN members an average of €33 per flight.
Over 250,000 ESN members have signed up, saving more than €7.5m on their travel costs. The second year of the exclusive partnership is now live on the Ryanair.com website, and students from over 500 Universities across almost 50 countries can avail of these exclusive travel discounts with Ryanair.
In Berlin, Ryanair’s Director of Public Affairs Diarmuid Ó Conghaile, said:
“Ryanair and ESN have done more than any organisations to promote European student mobility over the past three decades. We are pleased to have passed 250,000 bookings on our Erasmus Student Network platform, which offers university students across Europe a range of exclusive flight offers, free bags and tailored discounts to suit their budget. These 250,000 students have saved over €7.5m with Ryanair so far, and we hope many more ESN students will avail of these fantastic discounts over the coming months and years.
Any Erasmus student with a valid ESN card can sign up via the “MyRyanair” registration service and save even more while they travel on Europe’s biggest airline with the widest route network and the lowest fares.”
MEP Sven Schulze, said:
“Mobility and the free movement of people is definitely a topic that affects all of us. Every one of us travels easily back and forth in Europe all the time. Distances have become relative since trains got faster and flights got cheaper. We should always keep in mind that this is the result of successful cooperation within the EU and a great European privilege.”
Natalie Simon, Vice National Representative of ESN Germany:
“There are endless possibilities that the cooperation between Erasmus Student Network and Ryanair brings, travelling from North to South, East to West, it’s all about bringing people together.
We strongly believe that we can make an impact and change the way we are living together.
Creating an open society, curious to try and see new things, places and cultures, is what we are aiming for.”
- Up To €30 Off Return Flights
Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (8 Jan) launched a massive Spring seat sale, offering up to €30 off return flights across its European network, ensuring its customers enjoy spring getaways on the lowest fares.
This amazing seat sale is available for travel from January to mid-May and can only be found on the Ryanair.com website, from now until midnight on Thursday 10th January.
Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said:
“2019 has finally arrived and what better way to celebrate than by booking a spring getaway. We’ve launched a huge spring sale offering up to €30 off return flights across our entire European network, for travel between January and mid-May.
This incredible offer will end at midnight (24:00hrs) on Thursday, so customers should log on quickly and bag a spring bargain break today.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (3 Jan) released Dec traffic statistics as follows:
| December |
2017 |
2018 (LF) |
Growth |
| Total |
9.3m |
10.3m (95%) |
+12% |
| Ryanair |
9.3m |
10.0m (95%) |
+9% |
| Laudamotion |
– |
0.3m (93%) |
– |
| Rolling Annual |
128.9m |
139.2m (96%) |
+8% |
- Ryanair operated over 57,000 scheduled flights in December with over 81% arriving on time, delivering the best punctuality of any major EU airline.
- Canaries, Bulgaria, Slovakia & Poland Most Popular Destinations
Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (11 Dec) revealed it will carry over 10 million customers this Christmas (between December 11th and January 8th) breaking last year’s record Christmas traffic by 5%. Saturday, 22nd December, is set to be the airline’s busiest day of the festive season with almost 400,000 customers travelling on nearly 2,100 flights, while the last flight on Christmas Eve will land at 17:55hrs, with no flights on Christmas Day (the only day in the calendar when Ryanair does not fly), before services resume on 26th December.
Ryanair confirmed that its most popular ‘flying home for Christmas’ routes include Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, while record numbers will jet off to the Canary Islands for Christmas in the sun, with Austria, Italy and Switzerland ski routes also booking fast for both Christmas and New Year.
And Ryanair urged those who’ve yet to purchase gifts to pick up a Ryanair Christmas Voucher, which are now on sale on the Ryanair.com website, allowing customers to give their loved ones the gift of travel and the choice over of over 220 Ryanair destinations.
Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said
“We are pleased to fly more than 10 million people this Christmas season, both home to their families and friends, and on holidays to the winter sun and ski hotspots across Europe. And don’t forget, Ryanair’s Christmas Gift Vouchers are the ideal Christmas gift, offering your loved ones the chance to book an unforgettable trip to one of our 220 destinations, on the lowest fares. Vouchers start from €25/£25 and are valid for travel across our ever-expanding route network, so log on to the Ryanair.com website today to give the gift of travel this festive season.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No 1 airline, today (10 Dec) revealed Christmas came early for customers onboard its flight from Dublin to Barcelona who were surprised with personalised Christmas gifts from its ‘Runway Retail’ inflight magazine, which features a range of exclusive gift ideas, including cosmetics and fragrances for men and women.
Shortly after take-off, Father Christmas made a surprise announcement that every customer onboard had made his ‘nice’ list, and all received goodie bags filled with an amazing array of products worth €200, from Ryanair’s inflight retail offering, including:
- Perfume and cologne from brands such as Hugo Boss & Michael Kors
- Cosmetics from brands such as Bellapierre, Tan Organic & Urban Decay
- Skincare products from Elizabeth Arden, Nuxe Skin Care & Kiehl’s
- Ryanair’s toy plane & Christmas decorations
- Share size snacks incl. Maltesers, M&Ms & jellies
- Soft drinks from Purdey’s & J20
- Ryanair’s Secret Shopper Booklet – full of festive gift ideas
All Ryanair’s fragrance and beauty lines are up to 60% cheaper than the high street and to celebrate Christmas, Ryanair has slashed an additional 10% off all its fragrances* for the festive season, ensuring even more savings for its customers. Customers can now enjoy a dedicated inflight shopping section on the Ryanair website and app, where they can download ‘Runway Retail’ directly to their smart phone prior to their flight.
Ryanair’s Head of Retail, Aoife Greene said:
“Christmas is nearly here so we wanted to spread some festive cheer and surprise customers on board this flight from Dublin to Barcelona with personalised Christmas gifts from our ‘Runway Retail’ inflight magazine, which features a range of exclusive gift ideas for men and women.
We have prepared our latest retail winter catalogue with some of the best offers around which we know our customers and their loved ones will enjoy. All Ryanair’s fragrance and beauty lines are up to 60% cheaper than the high street and we have slashed an additional 10% off all fragrances* for the festive season
The winter edition of ‘Runway Retail’ is now available to download from our website so customers can window shop the best offers in the skies in advance of their flight, while digital advocates can download the catalogue directly to their smart phone for use onboard instead of the print version.”