2 “GAMECHANGER” BOEING 8-200 AIRCRAFT, 16 NEW ROUTES, OVER 500 NEW LOCAL JOBS, $200M INVESTMENT IN DUBROVNIK

Ryanair, Europe’s and Croatia’s biggest and fastest-growing airline, today (Wed 29^th November) announced its new base at Dubrovnik Airport from April ‘24, basing 2 “Gamechanger” Boeing 8-200 aircraft (a $200m investment), creating up to 500 local jobs (including 60 high-paid jobs for pilots and cabin crew).

Dubrovnik becomes Ryanair’s third Croatian base in addition to the long-standing Zadar base and recently-opened Zagreb base, further increasing Ryanair’s presence in Croatia with 18 exciting Dubrovnik routes for Summer ‘24, including 16 new routes to major cities such as Berlin, Brussels, Helsinki, London, Milan, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, and Wroclaw, as well as increased frequencies on the popular Dublin and Vienna routes.

Ryanair’s Summer ‘24 Dubrovnik schedule will deliver:

• 2 based “Gamechanger” Boeing 8-200 aircraft (a $200m investment in Dubrovnik), which offer +4% more capacity, while burning -16% less fuel and reducing noise emissions by -40%
• 18 routes, incl. 16 new – Berlin, Brussels, Helsinki, London, Milan, Paris, Rome, Stockholm & Wroclaw
• Increased frequencies on existing Dublin & Vienna routes
• Year-round operations to Dubrovnik
• Over 600K passengers within the first 12 months
• Over 500 new local jobs (incl. 60 high-paid pilot and cabin crew jobs)

Ryanair, Croatia’s largest airline, has delivered low fares, connectivity, and tourism to Croatia for over 15 years and has single-handedly driven Croatia’s post-Covid traffic recovery. Since the pandemic, Ryanair has invested over $800m in Croatia, with the opening of its new Dubrovnik (2 aircraft) base and 3 aircraft bases at both Zagreb and Zadar. Ryanair also offers flights to 4 other Croatian airports – Osijek, Pula, Rijeka and Split. With the addition of Ryanair’s new base in Dubrovnik from April ‘24, Ryanair will continue to deliver Europe’s lowest fares and greater connectivity for Croatian citizens and visitors through environmentally friendly “Gamechanger” Boeing 8-200 aircraft, which offer +4% more capacity, while burning -16% less fuel and reducing noise emissions by -40% – driving valuable inbound tourism and business opportunities to the picturesque coastal city of Dubrovnik.

Ryanair is the only major European airline to significantly grow traffic post-Covid, particularly in Croatia, where Ryanair will grow traffic to c. 4M annual passengers (a +450% increase in traffic vs. pre-Covid), in line with its plans to grow to 300m passengers p.a. by 2034 as Ryanair takes delivery of a further 400 aircraft (incl. 300 Boeing MAX-10 aircraft).

To celebrate the launch of Ryanair’s new Summer ‘24 base at Dubrovnik, the airline is offering fares from €29.99 one way, available to book only on Ryanair’s app/website.

Speaking from Dubrovnik, Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Officer, Jason McGuinness said:

“As Europe’s and Croatia’s largest and fastest-growing airline, Ryanair is delighted to announce our new Summer ‘24 base at Dubrovnik (with 2 “Gamechanger” Boeing 8-200 aircraft), complementing our existing Zagreb and Zadar bases. This represents a further $200m investment ($800m total across 3 bases) in Croatia, creating over 60 high-paid jobs for pilots and cabin crew while also supporting over 500 local jobs in Dubrovnik through our delivery of year-round tourism and connectivity.

Ryanair’s “Gamechanger” Boeing 8-200 base in Dubrovnik will significantly boost Croatia’s connectivity in an environmentally sustainable manner, expanding our current 2 route offering to/from Dubrovnik to 18 routes, including exciting new connections to some of Europe’s largest cities like Berlin, Brussels, Helsinki, London, Milan, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, and Wroclaw.

As the fastest-growing airline in Europe and Croatia, underpinned by our ground-breaking 300 Boeing MAX-10 aircraft order, Ryanair is best positioned to support Croatia’s post-Covid recovery and growth, delivering Europe’s lowest fares and unbeatable choice to our Croatian citizens and visitors from Summer ‘24.”

Dubrovnik Airport’s Chief Executive Officer, Viktor Šober said:

“We are delighted to announce that Ryanair will open its new base at Ruđer Bošković Airport with the initial plan of basing two of its aircraft, which will start operating at the beginning of April 2024. Ryanair will connect Ruđer Bošković Airport with 18 European destinations during Summer ‘24 and with 3 destinations in Winter ‘24/25.

This partnership between Ryanair and Ruđer Bošković Airport will result in better connectivity, more flights in the Summer season, and much-desired Winter routes, connecting Dubrovnik with European destinations. With this partnership, Ruđer Bošković Airport will be better connected than ever, and it will further develop Dubrovnik as a tourist and city break destination.”

RYANAIR’S SUMMER 24 DUBROVNIK ROUTES
Dublin	14 WF	Brussels (Charleroi)	4 WF
London (Stansted)	14 WF	Baden-Baden	4 WF
Rome (Fiumicino)	10 WF	Memmingen	4 WF
Vienna	8 WF	Krakow	4 WF
Stockholm (Arlanda)	4 WF	Manchester	4 WF
Helsinki	4 WF	Dusseldorf (Weeze)	4 WF
Berlin	4 WF	Poznan	4 WF
Milan (Bergamo)	4 WF	Oslo (Torp)	4 WF
Paris (Beauvais)	4 WF	Wroclaw	4 WF

RYANAIR ANNOUNCES 5 NEW ROUTES AND OVER 20 WEEKLY FLIGHTS FROM S24

Ryanair, Europe’s biggest and fastest-growing airline, today (Tues 28^th November) announced that it will begin operations at Sarajevo, delivering over 20 weekly flights across 5 exciting new routes, creating over 150 local jobs from Summer ‘24.

Sarajevo will become the second Bosnian airport within Ryanair’s network from April ‘24, further increasing Ryanair’s presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ryanair’s 5 exciting new routes will offer direct connections from Sarajevo to Brussels, Gothenburg, London, Memmingen and Milan. These new Summer ‘24 routes will drive valuable inbound tourism and business opportunities to Sarajevo from Belgium, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and the UK – whilst also providing connectivity for Bosnian citizens and visitors at Europe’s lowest fares.

Ryanair’s brand-new Sarajevo Summer ‘24 schedule will deliver:

• 5 new routes – Brussels, Gothenburg, London, Memmingen & Milan
• Over 20 flights per week to/from Sarajevo
• 200,000 passengers within the first 12 months
• Over 150 new local jobs

Ryanair is the only major European airline to significantly grow traffic post-Covid, particularly in the Balkans, where other airlines have stopped growing, are cutting routes and reducing traffic. Next year, Ryanair will grow to 11M annual passengers in the region (a +260% increase in traffic vs. pre-Covid). This traffic growth complements Ryanair’s plans to grow to 300M annual passengers by 2034, as it takes delivery of a further 400 aircraft (incl. 300 Boeing MAX-10 aircraft). Ryanair is the only airline that can deliver rapid growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina – a stark contrast to competitor airlines who continue to cancel routes and reduce capacity.

To celebrate Ryanair’s arrival to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital, the airline has launched a 3-day seat sale on its 5 new routes to/from Sarajevo from €29.99 one way, for travel from April ‘24 until October ‘24, which must be booked by 30^th November, only on Ryanair’s app/website.

Speaking from Sarajevo, Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Officer, Jason McGuinness said:

“As Europe’s biggest and fastest-growing airline, Ryanair is delighted to announce that we are bringing Europe’s lowest fares to Sarajevo with the launch of over 20 weekly flights and 5 new routes from Summer ‘24. Ryanair’s exciting new routes to/from Sarajevo will connect Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital to key markets, including Belgium, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the UK – leading to substantial traffic and tourism growth thanks to Ryanair’s unbeatable low air fares.

We have worked closely with our partners at Sarajevo Airport, the Government of the Canton Sarajevo, the Ministry of Economy of the Canton Sarajevo, the Tourism Association of the Canton Sarajevo, and the Government of FBIH to launch these 5 new routes, and we hope to strengthen these relationships over time as we continue to work together to deliver further inbound tourism, connectivity, and low fares to Bosnia and Herzegovina and its citizens/visitors.

For too long Sarajevo Airport traffic has been held back by high fare incumbent airlines such as Turkish, Austrian, and Wizz. This era of high fares ends with the arrival of Ryanair’s low fares. Ryanair plans to grow its fleet to 800 aircraft and its traffic to 300M passengers over the next decade and we believe that Bosnia and Herzegovina will be a key growth market for Ryanair’s low fares.”

Sarajevo Airport’s Managing Director, Alan Bajić said:

“The work, dedication and continuous effort that we invest in improving the quality of services that Sarajevo International Airport provides to its users have resulted in positive results and events like this. Our vision and mission, to be the leading airport in Bosnia and Herzegovina that is comparable with the best regional and European airports, is becoming more of a reality each day.

Personally, I believe that actions speak louder than words and believe in promoting the Airport through concrete results and successful projects. This is precisely the common thread that connects the members of the Sarajevo International Airport Management Board and its employees, in their efforts and dedicated work to achieve our shared vision.

Today, we want to present an example of these results to the public. Ryanair is now introducing direct flights from Sarajevo to 5 extremely attractive European destinations. Ryanair is connecting Sarajevo to London, Brussels, Milan, Gothenburg & Memmingen and in the process, providing Bosnia & Herzegovina with even greater tourism opportunities.

The successful implementation of this project is the result of the support of the Government of the Canton Sarajevo with the Ministry of Economy and Tourist Board of the Canton Sarajevo, who launched a Public Call which focused on stimulating the launch of strategic routes, with the aim of increasing the number of tourists in the Canton Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the support of the Government of FBIH and Ministry of Transport and Communications of FBIH.”

RECRUITMENT EVENT ON 30^TH NOVEMBER

Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, has today (28^th Nov) announced a major recruitment drive for 50 cabin crew to join its Liverpool base as customers continue to flock to Ryanair’s low fares, unrivalled route choice and exemplary service.

To help find the perfect candidates for these exciting cabin crew roles, Ryanair is holding a recruitment open day in Liverpool (at the Novotel Liverpool Centre, 40 Hanover Street, Merseyside, Liverpool. L1 4LN) on Thurs, 30^th Nov starting from 13:00.

Attendees will learn about life as cabin crew at Europe’s No.1 airline group and what the role can offer them, including Ryanair’s industry leading 5 days on / 3 days off roster, excellent remuneration package, fast track career opportunities and discounted travel benefits giving crew the opportunity to travel across Ryanair’s industry leading network of 230+ routes.

For more information, visit careers.ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Chief People Officer, Darrell Hughes, said:

“We are delighted to announce a major recruitment drive for 50 cabin crew positions in Liverpool and we invite those interested in applying to come along to the recruitment event taking place on Thurs, 30^th November to meet the team and learn more about these exciting roles.

As Europe’s No. 1 airline, these cabin crew opportunities offer candidates the chance to secure the best cabin crew jobs in aviation, where hard work is rewarded with fast-track promotions. Our cabin crew enjoy industry-leading “5 days on, 3 days off” rosters – equivalent to a bank holiday every week – fantastic remuneration packages, outstanding career development opportunities and world class training.

We look forward to welcoming new cabin crew on board in the lead up to Summer 2024 as Ryanair continues to grow to carry 300 million passengers by 2034.”

RECRUITMENT EVENT ON WED 29^TH NOV

Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, has today (28^th Nov) announced a major recruitment drive for 100 cabin crew to join its Stansted base as customers continue to flock to Ryanair’s low fares, unrivalled route choice and exemplary service.

To help find the perfect candidates for these exciting cabin crew roles, Cabin Crew International, Ryanair’s recruitment partner is holding a recruitment ‘meet and greet’ at the Radisson Blu Hotel – London Stansted Airport (CM24 1PP) on Wed. 29^th Nov starting from 10:30.

Attendees will meet with current Ryanair crew members and learn about life as cabin crew at Europe’s No.1 airline group and what the role can offer them, including Ryanair’s industry leading 5 days on / 3 days off roster, excellent remuneration package, fast track career opportunities and discounted travel benefits giving crew the opportunity to travel across Ryanair’s industry leading network of 230+ routes.

For more information, visit careers.ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Chief People Officer, Darrell Hughes, said:

“We are delighted to announce a major recruitment drive for 100 cabin crew positions at Stansted and we invite those interested in applying to come along to the recruitment event taking place on Wed, 29^th November to meet the team and learn more about these exciting roles.

As Europe’s No. 1 airline, these cabin crew opportunities offer candidates the chance to secure the best cabin crew jobs in aviation, where hard work is rewarded with fast-track promotions. Our cabin crew enjoy industry-leading “5 days on, 3 days off” rosters – equivalent to a bank holiday every week – fantastic remuneration packages, outstanding career development opportunities and world class training.

We look forward to welcoming new cabin crew on board in the lead up to Summer 2024 as Ryanair continues to grow to carry 300 million passengers by 2034.”

SAS TRANSFER TRAFFIC EXEMPT DESPITE BEING THE BIGGEST POLLUTERS

Ryanair, Europe’s no.1 airline has today (27 Nov) condemned the Danish Govt’s proposal to impose a fake ‘eco tax’ of up to DKK 100 per departing passenger from 2025 – 2030, but inexplicably exempts transfer passengers who take two flights and emit more than double the CO₂ emissions.

The Danish Govt has designed this discriminatory fake ‘eco tax’ to tax the most eco-efficient form of air travel (point-to-point) while exempting the most polluting airlines, like SAS, whose transfer passengers take two flights and emit more than double the CO₂ emissions of those flying on Ryanair’s efficient point-to-point services. The Danish Govt claim they want to incentive green tech, yet its fake ‘eco tax’ completely fails to recognise the use of new tech aircraft, like Ryanair’s “Gamechangers”, which cut emissions by 16%, noise by 40% and carry 4% more airline passengers.

Ryanair already pays hundreds of millions (€833m in FY23) in environmental taxes every year. Efficient short haul point-to-point air travel cannot keep picking up the tab for decarbonising aviation while the most polluting connecting passengers pay nothing – eco taxes must be applied fairly to all airline passengers.

A Ryanair spokesperson said:

“It is inexplicable that the Danish Govt expect their citizens/visitors flying point-to-point to/from Denmark to pick up the tab on emissions, when transfer passengers taking two flights and emitting more than double the CO₂ emissions will be exempt from this fake ‘eco tax’.

Despite the Danish Govt’s claims, this fake ‘eco tax’ will do nothing for the environment but irreparably damage regional Danish airports, like Aalborg, Aarhus and Billund, who do not have any transfer traffic and are fully dependent on efficient, point-to-point air travel, by making them even more expensive than EU competitor airports. Danish citizens/visitors already face an energy and cost-of-living crisis without being hit with this fake ‘eco tax’ to subsidise the Danish Govt in propping up SAS who’s most polluting transfer passengers flying through Copenhagen Airport pay zero eco taxes.

The Danish Govt should scrap its plans to impose this fake ‘eco tax’ and do something useful, like introduce airport charging schemes that reward eco-efficient airlines, like Ryanair, and penalise eco-polluters like SAS.”

Ryanair, the UK’s No.1 airline, has today (22 Nov) announced that it has added London-Stansted to its biggest ever winter schedule to/from Cornwall. This exciting new winter route will operate twice weekly from Sun, 17^th Dec, building on the airlines current winter 23/24 route offering of Alicante, Dublin, Faro, and Malaga.

Ryanair’s Cornwall Winter 23/24 schedule delivers:

• 5 routes, incl. 4 new to Dublin, Faro, Malaga & London-Stansted
• Supporting over 120 local jobs
• Cornwall traffic to grow to over 200K passengers p.a.

Ryanair is the UK’s No.1 airline operating over 440 routes and carrying over 52m passengers p.a. to/from the UK on its fleet of 107 UK-based aircraft ($10.7bn investment), driving year-round connectivity and inbound tourism which supports over 37,000 UK jobs.

With the addition of Ryanair’s new London-Stansted – Cornwall route for winter 23/24, Ryanair continues to drive Cornwall’s economic recovery through its delivery of year-round tourism, regional investment, and support of over 120 local jobs.

Cornish residents can now book to travel on Ryanair’s new route to/from the UK capital at Ryanair.com, and experience all that London has to offer whether travelling for business, to visit friends/family, or to do a spot of Christmas shopping before the big day.

Ryanair’s Head of Communications, Jade Kirwan, said:

“Ryanair is pleased to build on our biggest ever winter schedule for Cornwall with the addition of our new London-Stansted route for winter 23/24, providing even more choice and value to our customers in the south-west as we continue to drive Cornwall’s economic recovery through our delivery year-round tourism, regional investment, and support of over 120 local jobs.

We first introduced our Cornwall – London-Stansted route for summer 24, and having seen such strong demand, we decided to bring it back for the winter season too. The winter route will operate twice weekly from Sun, 17^th Dec ensuring that our customers in the south-west can continue to access the UK’s capital conveniently and on Ryanair’s infamously low fares, whether travelling for business, to see family and friends or for a spot of Christmas shopping ahead of the big day.”

RECRUITMENT EVENT ON TUES, 28^TH NOVEMBER

Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, has today (20 Nov) announced a major recruitment drive for 50 cabin crew to join its Belfast base as customers continue to flock to Ryanair’s low fares, unrivalled route choice and exemplary service.

To help find the perfect candidates for these exciting cabin crew roles, Cabin Crew International, Ryanair’s recruitment partner is holding an exciting recruitment open day in Belfast (at the Radisson Blu Hotel, The Gasworks, 3 Cromac Place, BT7 2JB) on Tues, 28^th Nov starting from 10.30.

Attendees will learn about life as cabin crew at Europe’s No.1 airline group and what the role can offer them, including Ryanair’s industry leading 5 days on / 3 days off roster, excellent remuneration package, fast track career opportunities and discounted travel benefits giving crew the opportunity to travel across Ryanair’s industry leading network of 230+ routes.

For more information, visit careers.ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Chief People Officer, Darrell Hughes, said:

“We are delighted to announce a major recruitment drive for 50 cabin crew positions in Belfast and we invite those interested in applying to come along to the recruitment event taking place on Tues, 28^th November, to meet the team and learn more about these exciting roles.

As Europe’s No. 1 airline, these cabin crew opportunities offer candidates the chance to secure the best cabin crew jobs in aviation, where hard work is rewarded with fast-track promotions. Our cabin crew enjoy industry-leading “5 days on, 3 days off” rosters – equivalent to a bank holiday every week – fantastic remuneration packages, outstanding career development opportunities and world class training.

We look forward to welcoming new cabin crew on board in the lead up to Summer ‘24 as Ryanair continues to grow to carry 300 million passengers by 2034.”