Ryanair Holdings PLC RYANAIR ANNOUNCES NEW BASE (NO.72) IN THE AZORES (9770Y)
December 05 2014 - 4:39AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 9770Y
Ryanair Holdings PLC
05 December 2014
RYANAIR ANNOUNCES NEW BASE (NO.72) IN THE AZORES
1 aircraft ($100m investment) at Ponta Delgada airport
3 NEW ROUTEs to lONDON, LISBON & pORTO, 350,000 customers
P.A.
Ryanair, Europe's favourite low fares airline, today (5 Dec)
announced it will open its 4(th) Portuguese base (No.72 in total)
in the Azores from April 2015 with 1 based aircraft and 3 new
routes to London Stansted, Lisbon and Porto, which will deliver
350,000 customers p.a. and support 350 "on-site" jobs*, as it
invests $100m in the Azores following the removal by INAC of the
PSO restrictions.
Ryanair's base in the Azores will deliver:
-- 1 based Boeing 737-800 aircraft
-- 3 new routes to London Stansted (1 x weekly), Lisbon (2 x daily) and Porto (1 x daily)
-- 20 weekly flights with morning and evening schedules
-- 350,000 customers p.a.
-- 350* "on site" jobs p.a.
Ryanair is also in discussions with the Government of the Azores
about possible services to Terceira and additional international
flights to the Islands.
Customers can fly on Ryanair's twice-daily service to Lisbon and
daily service to Porto while enjoying allocated seating, a free 2nd
carry-on bag, reduced fees, a new website, a brand new app with
mobile boarding passes, and our new Family Extra and Business Plus
services, making Ryanair the ideal choice for families, business
and leisure travellers.
Ryanair's 3 new Azores routes go on sale on the Ryanair.com
website today at fares from EUR29.99 one-way for travel in April,
May and June and are available for booking until midnight Monday (8
Dec).
3 NEW AZORES ROUTES
Route Start Date Ryanair TAP/SATA Savings
------------------------ ------------ --------- ---------- ----------
From Apr
Ponta Delgada - Lisbon '15 EUR29.99 EUR250.62 EUR220.63
------------------------ ------------ --------- ---------- ----------
From Apr
Ponta Delgada - Porto '15 EUR29.99 EUR250.62 EUR220.63
------------------------ ------------ --------- ---------- ----------
Ponta Delgada - London From Apr EUR49.99 N/A N/A
'15
------------------------ ------------ --------- ---------- ----------
*prices as of 03 Dec 14 for travel on 01Apr 15, one-way
Secretary for Tourism and Transport, Vitor Manuel Angelo Fraga
said:
"On behalf of the Azorean Government, I want to welcome Ryanair
to the Azores. I hope and expect that Ryanair will achieve great
success with its operations here in the Azores, and we look forward
to working together to promote the development of tourism on our
islands."
Ryanair's Chief Commercial Officer, David O'Brien said:
"Ryanair is pleased to announce our new base in the Azores from
April 2015, with 3 new low fare routes to London (1 x weekly),
Lisbon (2 x daily) and Porto (1 x daily), which will deliver
350,000 customers annually and support 350* "on-site" jobs, as
Ryanair invests $100m in the Azores.
Ryanair welcomes the Government's decision to open the Azorean
market to competition to the benefit of Island residents, tourists
and consumers. Our 3 new Azores routes with daily frequencies and
great timings are ideal for business passengers, Island residents
and families booking their low fare summer holiday getaways, with
fares starting from just EUR29.99 one-way for travel in April, May
and June which are available for booking until Monday (8 Dec)."
* ACI confirms up to 1,000 'on-site' jobs per 1m passengers
For further information
please contact:
Robin Kiely Jose Espartero
Ryanair Ltd Ryanair Ltd
Tel: +353-1-9451212 Tel: +351 211 110070
press@ryanair.com portugal@ryanair.com
Follow us on Twitter: @Ryanair
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