Ryanair, Europas foretrukne flyselskab bifaldt i dag (d. 15. maj) resultaterne af et forskningsprojekt, der blev udført af CEPS (Center for European Policy Studies), som har undersøgt effekten af lavprisselskaber i Europa med hensyn til integration og bevægelsesmønstre .

Rapporten, med titlen “Low-Cost Airlines: Bringing the EU Closer Together” *, overvejede flere perspektiver for at vurdere omfanget af bidraget fra lavprisflyselskaber såsom Ryanair til europæisk integration, herunder også arbejdskraft og studerendes mobilitet, forretningsrejser og fritidsturisme. Individuelle case studier med fokus på kvantitative samt kvalitative data i rapporten fremhæver, hvordan lavprisforbindelser forbedrer kvaliteten af folks liv. Rapporten viste, at lavprisselskaber spillede en afgørende rolle for at bringe Europa tættere sammen ved at fremme mobilitet og gøre flyrejser overkommelige til en bredere offentlighed.

Lavprisflyselskaber, anført af Ryanair, har revolutioneret flyrejser over de sidste 30 år. Ved at udfordre højprisflyselskaber i Europa, har Ryanair og andre lavprisflyselskaber gjort mere for europæisk integration gennem rejser, turisme og arbejdskraftens mobilitet end måske nogen anden institution.

I år vil Ryanair
• Flyve 138 mio. kunder på over 1.800 forskellige ruter
• Opererer 216 lufthavne i 37 forskellige lande,
• Supportere lokale økonomier og regional udvikling af mindre berejste regioner
• Supportere over 103.000 supplerende jobs* tværs over Europa
• Hjælpe Erasmus studerende til at spare endnu mere på deres rejse – over €3,3 mio. sparet siden august 2017
• Fortsætte med at stimulere arbejdskraftens mobilitet og forretningsrejser gennem Ryanair Flexi Plus

Mens Ryanair fortsat vil tilbyde de laveste priser og bredeste udvalg af ruter, opfordrer flyselskabet EU til at tackle vigtige luftfartsspørgsmål, herunder rejseafgifter, igangværende og uberettigede ATC-strejker, manglende konkurrence og kunstige kapacitetsbegrænsninger – der fortsat forhindrer yderligere vækst i branchen.

Ved lancering af rapporten i Bruxelles, Ryanairs Kenny Jacobs sagde:

“Ryanair bifalder resultaterne af denne CEPS-rapport, hvis formål var at forstå, i hvilket omfang lavprisflyselskaber har bidraget såvel som kan bidrage til europæisk integration. Som bekræftet af denne rapport har lave billetpriser bidraget til at skabe et nyt og voksende marked for folk, der aldrig ville have rejst før. Dette forbinder og integrerer Europa og skaber samtidigt beskæftigelsesmuligheder og øger, hvad turister spenderer.”

*‘Low-Cost Airlines: Bringing the EU Closer Together’ here
**ACI research bekræfter op til 750 ‘on-site’ jobs er vedvarende i internationale lufthavne for hver 1 mio. passagerer.

Η Ryanair, η Νο.1 αεροπορική εταιρία της Ευρώπης, καλωσορίζει σήμερα, (15 Μάϊου), τα ευρήματα ενός προγράμματος έρευνας, το οποίο πραγματοποιήθηκε από το CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies), με θέμα τον αντίκτυπο που έχουν οι low-cost μεταφορείς στην Ευρώπη σε σχέση με την ενοποίηση και τα μοτίβα κινητικότητας.

Η αναφορά, με τίτλο ‘Αεροπορικές Εταιρίες Low-Cost: Φέρνοντας την ΕΕ πιο κοντά’*, χρησιμοποίησε διάφορους τρόπους για να αξιολογήσει την συνεισφορά των low-cost μεταφορέων όπως η Ryanair στην Ευρωπαϊκή ενοποίηση, η οποία περιλαμβάνει την κινητικότητα του εργατικού δυναμικού και των φοιτητών, το business travel και τον τουρισμό αναψυχής. Με επικέντρωση σε ποσοτικά αλλά και ποιοτικά στοιχεία, και ατομικά case studies, η αναφορά τονίζει πως η συνδεσιμότητα των low-cost βελτιώνει την ποιότητα της ζωής των ανθρώπων. Η αναφορά δείχνει ότι οι LCCs παίζουν έναν πολύ σημαντικό ρόλο, φέρνοντας την Ευρώπη πιο κοντά, προωθώντας την κινητικότητα και κάνοντας τις αεροπορικές μεταφορές προσιτές στο ευρύ κοινό.

Οι αεροπορικές εταιρίες low cost – με ηγέτη τη Ryanair – έχουν φέρει την επανάσταση στις αερομεταφορές για πάνω από 30 χρόνια. Με την πρόκληση του μονοπωλίου των legacy carriers στην Ευρώπη, η Ryanair και άλλες αεροπορικές εταιρίες low-cost έχουν συνεισφέρει πολύ περισσότερα στην Ευρωπαϊκή ενοποίηση μέσω του τουρισμού και της κινητικότητας του εργατικού δυναμικού, από ίσως κάθε άλλο οργανισμό.

Αυτό το χρόνο, η Ryanair

• Θα μεταφέρει 138 εκ. επιβάτες σε πάνω από 1,800 διαφορετικά δρομολόγια
• Θα εξυπηρετήσει 216 αεροδρόμια σε 37 διαφορετικές χώρες
• Θα ενισχύσει τοπικές οικονομίες και την περιφερειακή ανάπτυξη σε περιοχές με λιγότερους επισκέπτες
• Θα ενισχύσει 103,000 βοηθητικές θέσεις εργασίας* σε όλη την Ευρώπη
• Θα βοηθήσει τους φοιτητές Erasmus να εξοικονομήσουν περισσότερα χρήματα στα ταξίδια τους – πάνω από €3.3 εκ. εξοικονομήθηκαν από τον Αύγουστο 2017
• Θα συνεχίσει να ενισχύει την κινητικότητα του εργατικού δυναμικού και το business travel μέσω του Ryanair Flexi Plus

Καθώς η Ryanair θα συνεχίσει να προσφέρει τους χαμηλότερους ναύλους και την ευρύτερη επιλογή δρομολογίων, η αεροπορική ζήτησε από την ΕΕ να καταπολεμήσει σημαντικά ζητήματα του κλάδου – συμπεριλαμβανομένων των φόρων, τις συνεχόμενες και αδικαιολόγητες απεργίες των ελεγκτών εναέριας κυκλοφορίας, την έλλειψη ανταγωνισμού και τα τεχνητά εμπόδια χωρητικότητας – τα οποία συνεχίζουν να αποκλείουν την περαιτέρω ανάπτυξη στον κλάδο.

Ανακοινώνοντας την αναφορά στις Βρυξέλλες, ο Kenny Jacobs της Ryanair δήλωσε:

“Η Ryanair καλωσορίζει τα ευρήματα της αναφοράς CEPS, ο σκοπός της οποίας ήταν να καταλάβει σε ποιο βαθμό οι αεροπορικές εταιρίες low-cost έχουν συνεισφέρει και σε ποιο βαθμό μπορούν να συνεισφέρουν στην Ευρωπαϊκή ενοποίηση. Όπως επιβεβαιώνεται από την αναφορά, οι χαμηλοί ναύλοι έχουν βοηθήσει στη δημιουργία μιας νέας και αναπτυσσόμενης αγοράς για άτομα που δεν μπορούσαν να ταξιδέψουν ποτέ πριν. Αυτό συνδέει και ενώνει την Ευρώπη, καθώς την ίδια στιγμή δημιουργεί ευκαιρίες απασχόλησης και αυξάνει τις δαπάνες τουρισμού”

*Η αναφορά ‘Αεροπορικές Εταιρίες Low-Cost: Φέρνοντας την ΕΕ πιο κοντά’ είναι διαθέσιμη εδώ
** Σύμφωνα με έρευνα της ACI, κάθε 1 εκατομμύριο επιβάτες αντιστοιχούν σε 750 ‘παράπλευρες θέσεις εργασίας’

Ryanair, a companhia aérea nº1 na Europa, acolheu hoje com agrado as conclusões de um projecto de investigação levado a cabo pelo CEPS (Centro para os Estudos de Políticas Europeias) relativamente ao impacto das companhias aéreas low-cost na Europa em termos de integração e padrões de mobilidade.

O relatório, intitulado “Companhias Aéreas Low-Cost: Tornando a UE mais próxima”*, inclui vários meios para avaliar o alcance da contribuição de companhias aéreas low-cost como a Ryanair na integração Europeia, incluindo na mobilidade de trabalhadores e estudantes, viagens de trabalho e turismo de lazer. Com um enfoque em dados quantitativos, bem como casos de estudo qualitativos individuais, o relatório permitiu destacar como a conectividade de baixo custo permite melhorar a qualidade de vida. O relatório conclui que as companhias aéreas low-cost têm tido um papel vital no processo de aproximação da Europa ao fomentar a mobilidade e tornando as viagens aéreas possíveis para um público mais amplo.

As companhias aéreas low-cost – lideradas pela Ryanair – revolucionaram as viagens aéreas ao longo dos últimos 30 anos. Desafiando os monopólios de tarifas elevadas das companhias aéreas de bandeira por toda a Europa, a Ryanair e outras companhias de baixo custo contribuiram mais para a integração Europeia através das viagens, turismo e mobilidade laboral do que, possivelmente, qualquer outra instituição.

Este ano, a Ryanair irá:
• Transportar 138 milhões de passageiros em mais de 1800 rotas
• Operar em 216 aeroportos em 37 países
• Apoiar a economia local e o desenvolvimento regional de zonas com menos viagens
• Apoiar mais de 103000 empregos (de forma directa ou indirecta) por toda a Europa**
• Ajudar os estudantes de Erasmus a poupar mais nas suas viagens – mais de €3.3 milhões poupados desde Agosto de 2017
• Continuar a estimular a mobilidade laboral e as viagens de negócios através da tarifa Ryanair Flexi Plus
Continuando a oferecer as tarifas mais baixas e a selecção de rotas mais abrangente, a Ryanair apelou à UE para que se debruce sobre temas-chave na aviação – incluindo taxas de viagem, greves da ATC (controladores aéreos) repetitivas e injustificadas, falta de competitividade e restrições de capacidade aritificiais – que continuam a travar a possibilidade de um maior crescimento na indústria.

No lançamento do relatório em Bruxelas, Kenny Jacobs, da Ryanair, declara: “A Ryanair recebe com bastante agrado as conclusões deste relatório do CEPS, cujo objectivo era compreender qual o alcance do contributo das companhias aéreas low-cost para a integração Europeia. Como se confirma por este relatório, as tarifas baixas ajudaram à criação de um novo e crescente mercado para pessoas que nunca teriam viajado de outro modo. Assim se manifesta a conexão e integração da Europa, ao mesmo tempo que são criadas oportunidades de emprego e o aumento dos gastos no turismo.”

*Consulte o relatório “Companhias Aéreas Low-Cost: Tornando a UE mais próxima” aqui
**Pesquisas da ACI confirmam que até 750 empregos locais são mantidos em aeroportos internacionais por cada 1 milhão de passageiros

Ryanair, la compagnia aerea n.1 in Europa, ha oggi (15 maggio) accolto positivamente i risultati del progetto di ricerca condotto dal CEPS (Center for European Policy Studies) in merito all’impatto delle compagnie aeree low cost in Europa in termini di integrazione e modelli di mobilità.

Il rapporto “Low-Cost Airlines: Bringing the EU Closer Together”* prende in considerazione diversi aspetti per valutare l’entità del contributo delle compagnie aeree low cost come Ryanair all’integrazione europea, compresi gli spostamenti per motivi di lavoro e studio, i viaggi d’affari e per turismo. Concentrandosi sia su dati quantitativi che su studi di casi individuali e qualitativi, il rapporto ha evidenziato come le connessioni low cost migliorino la qualità della vita delle persone. Il rapporto ha rilevato che le compagnie aeree low cost hanno avuto un ruolo fondamentale nell’avvicinare l’Europa, promuovendo la mobilità e rendendo i viaggi aerei accessibili ad un pubblico più ampio.

Le compagnie aeree low cost – prima fra tutte Ryanair – hanno rivoluzionato il trasporto aereo negli ultimi 30 anni. Sfidando le tradizionali compagnie di bandiera europee, Ryanair e gli altri vettori low cost hanno contribuito all’integrazione europea attraverso i viaggi, forse più di qualsiasi altra istituzione.

Ryanair quest’anno prevede di:

• trasportare 138 milioni di clienti su oltre 1800 rotte diverse
• operare in 216 aeroporti in 37 paesi diversi
• sostenere le economie locali e lo sviluppo delle regioni ancora poco visitate
• supportare oltre 103.000 posti di lavoro correlati** in tutta Europa
• aiutare gli studenti Erasmus a risparmiare di più sui loro viaggi – hanno già risparmiato oltre 3,3 milioni di euro da agosto 2017
• continuare a stimolare gli spostamenti per lavoro e i viaggi d’affari attraverso Ryanair Flexi Plus

Ryanair, continuando sempre ad offrire le tariffe più basse e la più ampia selezione di rotte, ha chiesto all’Unione Europea di affrontare le principali questioni relative all’aviazione, tra cui le tasse di viaggio, i continui scioperi ingiustificati dei controllori del traffico aereo, la mancanza di concorrenza e limitazioni artificiali alla capacità, che continuano a rappresentare un limite alla crescita di questo settore.

Kenny Jacobs, Chief Marketing Officer Ryanair, a Bruxelles per la presentazione del rapporto, ha dichiarato:

“Ryanair è lieta di accogliere i risultati di questo rapporto CEPS, il cui obiettivo era capire fino a che punto le compagnie aeree low cost hanno contribuito e possono ancora contribuire all’integrazione europea. Come confermato da questo rapporto, le tariffe basse hanno contribuito a creare un mercato nuovo ed in crescita per coloro che prima non avrebbero mai viaggiato in aereo. Ciò sta collegando e integrando l’Europa e allo stesso tempo creando opportunità di lavoro e aumentando la spesa per il turismo”.
* Il rapport “Low-Cost Airlines: Bringing the EU Closer Together”* è disponibile a questo link
** Una ricerca condotta da ACI-Airport Council International conferma che ogni milione di passeggeri crea fino a 750 posti di lavoro in loco negli aeroporti internazionali.

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (15 May), welcomed the findings of a research project carried out by CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies) exploring the impact of low-cost carriers in Europe in terms of integration and patterns of mobility.

The report, titled ‘Low-Cost Airlines: Bringing the EU Closer Together’*, considered several channels to assess the extent of the contribution of low-cost carriers like Ryanair to European integration including labour and student mobility, business travel and leisure tourism. Focusing on quantitative data as well as qualitative, individual case studies, the report served to highlight how low-cost connectivity improves the quality of people’s lives. The report found that LCCs played a vital role in bringing Europe closer together by fostering mobility and making air travel affordable to a wider public.

Low-cost airlines – led by Ryanair – have revolutionised air travel over the past 30 years. By challenging the high-fare monopoly legacy carriers in Europe, Ryanair and other low-cost airlines have done more for European integration through travel, tourism and labour mobility, than perhaps any institution.

This year, Ryanair will
• Carry 138m customers on over 1,800 different routes
• Serve 216 airports in 37 different countries,
• Support local economies and regional development of less travelled regions
• Support over 103,000 ancillary jobs* throughout Europe
• Help Erasmus students save more on their travel – over €3.3m saved since August 2017
• Continue to stimulate labour mobility and business travel through Ryanair Flexi Plus

While Ryanair will continue to offer the lowest fares and widest selection of routes, the airline called on the EU to tackle key aviation issues – including travel taxes, ongoing and unjustified ATC strikes, lack of competition and artificial capacity constraints – that continue to be prohibit further growth in the industry.

Launching the report in Brussels, Ryanair’s Kenny Jacobs said:

“Ryanair welcome the findings of this CEPS report, the objective of which was to understand to what extent low-cost airlines have contributed as well as can contribute to European integration. As confirmed by this report, low fares have helped to create a new and growing market for people who would have never travelled before. This is connecting and integrating Europe and at the same time creating employment opportunities and increasing tourism expenditure.”

ENDS

*‘Low-Cost Airlines: Bringing the EU Closer Together’ is available here

**ACI research confirms up to 750 ‘on-site’ jobs are sustained at international airports for every 1m passengers

Online check-in (for those customers who don’t choose reserved seats) will be available from 48 hours to 2 hours pre-departure for all flights from Wednesday, 13th June. This is double the 24 hour check-in period operated by Aer Lingus, British Airways, Lufthansa, Norwegian and Iberia. This will give reserve seat customers more time to select their preferred seats prior to departure.

Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (10 May) celebrated the first flight on its new twice weekly Vilnius to Athens service. Ryanair’s Vilnius summer 2018 schedule includes 22 routes in total.

To mark the start of this new Athens route and the official launch of the summer season, Ryanair has released seats for sale from €19.99, for travel in May and June, subject to availability, which are only available for booking on Ryanair.com until midnight Sunday (13 May).

Ryanair’s Chris Lundshøj said:

“We’re pleased to officially launch our new twice weekly Vilnius to Athens service and to celebrate, we are releasing seats for sale from just €19.99 for travel in May and June, which are available for booking on Ryanair.com until midnight Sunday (13 May). Since these amazing low prices will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com now and avoid missing out.”

Chief Commercial Officer at Lithuanian airports, Jurate Batrusaityte said:

“Greece has always been a very popular holiday destination for Lithuanians and we are very happy that there are now regular flights to one of the oldest capitals in Europe. Lithuanian airport has been working on a Vilnius-Athens route for more than 3 years and we really believe that both Lithuanians and Greeks will enjoy it!”