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Ryanair Holdings PLC
03 September 2015
RYANAIR LAUNCHES DUBLIN SUMMER 2016 SCHEDULE
& UNVEILS NEXT PHASE OF "ALWAYS GETTING BETTER"
PROGRAMME
1 NEW ROUTE TO AMSTERDAM, 83 ROUTES IN TOTAL, 11.75M
CUSTOMERS
Ryanair, Ireland's favourite airline, today (3 Sep) launched its
Dublin summer 2016 schedule, with a new route to/from Amsterdam
(commencing on 27(th) October), 83 routes in total and extra
flights on 14 routes, which will deliver 11.75m customers p.a.
(+1.1m) and support 8,800* jobs, as Ryanair grows by 15% at Dublin
Airport.
Ryanair's Dublin summer 2016 schedule will deliver:
-- 26 based aircraft
-- 1 new route to Amsterdam (4 x daily from winter 2015)
-- 83 routes in total
-- Extra flights on 14 routes: Alicante, Barcelona, Berlin,
Birmingham, Brussels, Budapest, East Midlands,
Liverpool, London Gatwick, Madrid, Malaga, Manchester, Venice
Treviso, Warsaw
-- 742 weekly flights (15% growth)
-- 11.75m customers p.a. (+ 1.1m)
-- 8,800* "on-site" jobs p.a.
Ryanair will deliver 70% of the growth at Dublin Airport this
year, and will continue to connect Dublin with Europe's major
centres of business through high frequency services, including
Amsterdam (4 x daily), Brussels (3 x daily), London (17 x daily),
Madrid (3 x daily), Milan (2 x daily) and Rome (2 x daily), with
more flights, better timings and the lowest fares, making Ryanair
the ideal choice for business leisure customers.
Irish consumers and visitors can choose from 83 Dublin routes in
summer 2016 and can look forward to further improvements, as
Ryanair continues Year 2 of its "Always Getting Better" programme,
which has already delivered native mobile apps, reduced sports and
airport fees, and a new car hire partnership with CarTrawler.
Customers can next look forward to a new personalised website,
with great new digital features such as 'hold the fare' and
destination content (from October), as well as an enhanced
insurance product (from October), new crew uniforms and improved
inflight menus (both from December) and new cabin interiors (from
December).
DUBLIN SUMMER 2016 GROWTH
Alicante 2 x daily Liverpool 4 x daily
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Amsterdam NEW 4 x daily London Gat 6 x daily
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Barcelona- 3 x daily Madrid 3 x daily
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Berlin 2 x daily Malaga 3 x daily
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Birmingham 6 x daily Manchester 6 x daily
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Brussels 3 x daily Venice 5 x weekly
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Budapest 9 x weekly Warsaw 1 x daily
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East Midlands 2 x daily
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In Dublin, Ryanair's Kenny Jacobs said:
"After a record summer 2015, where we grew our traffic and load
factor and improved our industry leading punctuality, Ryanair is
pleased to launch our Dublin summer 2016 schedule, which includes a
new 4 times daily service to Amsterdam (our newest airport) and
extra flights on 14 other routes, with 83 routes in total, which
will deliver 11.75 million customers p.a at Dublin Airport, as we
grow by 15% at Dublin.
Irish customers and visitors continue to choose Ryanair for the
lowest fares and biggest route network, while enjoying our ongoing
"Always Getting Better" customer experience improvements. After
introducing allocated seating, a second free carry-on bag
allowance, Family Extra and Business Plus services, and reducing
our fees in Year 1, we've continued to roll out Year 2 of our AGB
programme, which has seen included new native apps, reduced sports
and airport fees and the launch of Ryanair Car Hire, which went
live on Ryanair.com yesterday.
Our 103m customers can look forward to further improvements in
the coming months, including our ground breaking personalised
website, with exciting new digital features such as 'hold the fare'
and real customer destination reviews, and improved menus, new
cabin crew uniforms and new cabin interiors on board, with more to
come in Year 3, as we continue to offer so much more than just
lowest fares.
To celebrate the launch of our Dublin summer 2016 schedule, and
latest AGB improvements, we are releasing 100,000 seats for sale
across our European network, which are available for booking until
midnight (7 Sep). Since these amazing low prices will be snapped up
quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid
missing out."
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe
said:
"The growth at Dublin Airport outlined here today by Ryanair is
good news for customers, who now have greater choice; for job
creation, which will grow as a result, and for Irish aviation,
which is going from strength to strength. The addition of a new
route to Amsterdam from winter 2015 and additional capacity on
another14 routes further strengthens Ryanair's position across
Europe and facilitates the growth of tourism here at home'.
"The numerous measures introduced by the company over the last
year through its Always Getting Better programme have been warmly
welcomed by Ryanair customers. The continued roll-out of the
programme across this year and next is designed to make it even
easier for people to secure bookings at favourable prices, making
Ryanair an even more attractive option in the future. The National
Aviation policy, which I published last month, outlines the need to
ensure competitive air access and connectivity for Ireland, while
responding to consumers' needs. Ryanair's is central to that. I
commend all the staff on their success to date and look forward to
their continued growth into the future."
ENDS
*ACI research confirms up to 750 'on-site' jobs are sustained at
international airports for every 1m passengers
For further information
please contact: Robin Kiely Piaras Kelly
Ryanair Ltd Edelman Ireland
Tel: +353-1-9451949 Tel: +353-1-6789333
press@ryanair.com ryanair@edelman.com
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