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News Release
08.12.09

Ryanair announces 6 new routes from Brussels (Charleroi)

TO IBIZA, KAUNAS, KRAKOW, NADOR, SEVILLE and ZADAR
12 AIRCRAFT, 4M PAX P.A. & 4,000 JOBS AT CHARLEROI
 
Ryanair, the world’s favourite airline, today (8th Dec) announced that it will add four new Boeing 737-800 aircraft (12 in total) and open 6 new routes (57 in total) from its Brussels (Charleroi) base to Ibiza, Kaunas, Krakow, Nador, Seville and Zadar from March 2010. This brings Ryanair’s investment in Brussels (Charleroi) to twelve aircraft worth over $800million.
 
These six new routes along with increased frequencies on 14 other routes (see below) will increase Ryanair’s annual traffic at Brussels (Charleroi) to over 4million which will sustain 4,000 local jobs.
 
To celebrate its further expansion at Brussels (Charleroi), Ryanair released 500,000 €5 New Year seats for travel across 500 of its European routes in January. These €5 seats are available for booking until midnight Thursday (10th Dec) on www.ryanair.com.
 
Speaking in Brussels today, Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said:
 
“Brussels (Charleroi) today celebrates its 12th Ryanair based aircraft, six new routes to Ibiza, Kaunas, Krakow, Nador, Seville and Zadar and increased frequencies on 14 other routes from March 2010. These new flights go on sale tomorrow. With a total of 57 low fare routes from Brussels (Charleroi) next summer Belgian consumers/visitors can beat the recession by choosing Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares and no fuel surcharges to exciting destinations all over Europe. Ryanair’s 4million passengers p.a. will sustain 4,000 local jobs in Charleroi in 2010.
 
To celebrate these new aircraft and routes at Brussels (Charleroi), Ryanair is releasing 500,000 €5 New Year seats for travel across Europe in January. Since seats at these crazy low prices will be snapped up quickly, we urge passengers to book them immediately on www.ryanair.com”.
 
          New routes
Route
Begin
Freq (pw)
Ibiza
1st May
3pw
Kaunas
1st Apr
3pw
Krakow
31st Mar
3pw
Nador
3rd May
2pw
Seville
2nd May
4pw
Zadar
1st May
3pw
 
 
            Increased frequencies
Route
Freq
Alicante
10pw
Ancona
3pw
Barcelona (Reus)
4pw
Fez
4pw
Madrid
19pw
Marrakesh
3pw
Oporto
5pw
Palma
4pw
Riga
6pw
Rome (Ciampino)
21pw
Tangier
3pw
Trapani
4pw
Valencia
6pw
Valladolid
5pw

 


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