Ryanair: Alicante growth - 3 new AC, 7 new routes
02-Dec-2009 Ryanair announced today (1st Dec) that, from March 2010, it will base three new aircraft (9 in total), open 7 new routes (56 in total), and deliver 3m passengers p.a. at its Alicante base which will sustain 3,000 local jobs. Ryanair will deliver over 500 weekly flights to/from Alicante in an investment of over $600 million at the airport
The new routes to Altenburg, Krakow, Seville, Smaland (Vaxjo), Stockholm (Vasteras), Valladolid and Venice (Treviso) and increased frequencies on 9 routes will deliver more low fares, competition and choice to even more Spanish consumers and visitors. Recently introduced routes to Eindhoven and Frankfurt (Hahn) will also continue to operate next summer.
Ryanair celebrated these three new aircraft, routes and frequencies at Alicante by releasing 250,000 €5 Christmas seats for travel across 500 of its European routes which are available for booking on www.ryanair.com until midnight Thurs (3rd Dec).
Speaking in Alicante, Ryanair's Michael O'Leary said:
"Ryanair is delighted to announce three new aircraft and 7 new routes to/from Alicante from March which will allow Ryanair to deliver more low fares, competition and choice to even more Spanish consumers/visitors.
Ryanair's new routes and increased frequencies will deliver 3m passengers p.a. and sustain at least 3,000 local jobs.
Ryanair celebrates these new aircraft, routes and frequencies by releasing 250,000 €5 Christmas seats for travel across over 500 routes in late December. Seats are available until midnight Thursday and are sure to be snapped up."