Ryanair announces two new bases at Bari and Brindisi

Ryanair announced (15-Sep-2009) two new Italian bases, at Bari and Brindisi, bringing its total European bases to 36. From Jan-2010, Ryanair will base two aircraft at Bari and open nine new routes (16 in total), while in Feb-2010, the LCC will base one aircraft at Brindisi and open four new routes (for a total of nine) - see Route Changes Table for more information. Further details include:

• Bari: New services to Brussels (Charleroi), Cagliari, Dusseldorf (Weeze), Genoa, Karlsruhe - Baden Baden, Paris (Beauvais), Trapani, Treviso and Valencia from 14-Jan-2010, which are expected to increase Ryanair's traffic at Bari to 1.2 million passengers p/a;
• Brindisi: New services to Barcelona (Girona), Eindhoven, Trapani and Treviso from 04-Feb-2010, Expected to increase Ryanair's traffic at Brindisi to 650,000 passengers p/a. [more]