2 Sep 2015 10:48
RYANAIR TO OPEN NEW MILAN MALPENSA BASE (NO. 73)
1 BASED AIRCRAFT, $100M INVESTMENT, 4 ROUTES & 450,000 CUSTOMERS
Ryanair, Italy's No.1 airline, today (2 Sept) announced it will open a new base at Milan Malpensa (No. 73), its 15th in Italy, from 1st December 2015, initially with 1 based aircraft (an investment of $100m) and 4 routes to London Stansted, Comiso, Bucharest and Seville, which will deliver 450,000 customers p.a. and support 450* "on-site" jobs at Milan Malpensa Airport.
From 1st December, Ryanair's new Milan Malpensa base will deliver:
· 1 based aircraft ($100m investment)
· 4 routes to Bucharest, Comiso, London Stansted & Seville
· 28 weekly flights
· 450,000 customers p.a.
NEW MILAN MALPENSA BASE
Route | Frequency | Start Date |
London Stansted | 2 x daily | 1st December |
Comiso | 1 x daily | 1st December |
Bucharest | 4 x weekly | 2nd December |
Seville | 3 x weekly | 1st December |
In Milan, Ryanair's Chief Commercial Officer, David O'Brien said:
"Ryanair is pleased to announce a new Milan Malpensa base, opening in December, our 15th base in Italy, initially with one based aircraft and 4 routes to London Stansted, Comiso, Bucharest and Seville, which will deliver 450,000 customers p.a. and support 450 jobs at Milan Malpensa Airport.
As Italy's No 1 airline, we are pleased to add another key primary airport to what is already Europe's largest route network, as we continue to connect Italy with Europe's major centres of business. We will continue to operate and grow at Milan Bergamo Airport and as demonstrated by the success of our dual airport strategies in Brussels, Glasgow and Rome, Ryanair will remain the ideal choice for both business and leisure customers.
To celebrate our new Milan Malpensa base we are releasing seats for sale at prices starting from just € 9.99 for travel in December and January, which must be booked by Thursday (3 Sept). Since these amazing low prices will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out."
* ACI research confirms up to 1,000 'on-site' jobs per 1m passengers
For further information
please contact: Robin Kiely John Alborante
Ryanair Ltd Ryanair Ltd
Tel: +353-1-945 1949 Tel: +353 1 945 1791
press@ryanair.com alborantej@ryanair.com