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News Release
09.08.07

RYANAIR ANNOUNCES 21st BASE IN ALICANTE, SPAIN

BADEN BADEN, BASEL, BILLUND, BOURNEMOUTH, BRUSSELS, DONCASTER, EAST MIDLANDS, GOTHENBURG, MAASTRICHT MILAN & PARIS

Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, today (9th Aug) announced its 21st base in Alicante.  From November, Ryanair will invest $140m in 2 Boeing 737-800s to serve 11 new routes from Alicante.

Ryanair already operates 6 routes from Alicante, to Dublin, Dusseldorf, Liverpool, London, Pisa, and Stockholm, so this base will launch with a total of 17 routes.

Announcing Ryanair’s 21st base in Alicante, CEO Michael O’Leary said:

“Ryanair is delighted to select Alicante as our 21st European base (and our third in Spain).  We began operating from Alicante in March 07 and our low fare routes have already delivered huge passenger volumes for the Costa Blanca. Today’s new base announcement will treble passenger numbers to 1.5m annually, sustaining 1,500 local jobs.


10 New Routes Starts Frequency
Baden Baden Nov 4 x week
Basel Nov 3 x week
Billund Dec 4 x week
Bournemouth Dec 3 x week
Brussels Nov Daily
Doncaster Nov 3 x week
East Midlands Dec 4 x week
Gothenburg Dec 3 x week
Maastricht Nov 4 x week
Milan Dec 4 x week
Paris Dec 3 x week
6 Existing Routes Frequency
Dublin 5 x week
Dusseldorf Daily
Liverpool Daily
London Daily
Pisa 4 x week
Stockholm 3 x week

“To celebrate these 11 new routes, Ryanair is giving away 100,000 seats from just €10 one way and we urge passengers to log onto www.ryanair.com immediately, because these low fares will sell out fast.”

To accommodate these new routes, Ryanair will cease operating services from Vitoria to London Stansted and Dublin from 25th October.

 

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