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RYANAIR TO OPEN TIMISOARA BASE (NO. 78)

1 BASED AIRCRAFT, $100M INVESTMENT

 7 NEW ROUTES INCLUDING DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE TO BUCHAREST

Ryanair, Europe's favourite airline, today (14 Jan) announced it will open a new base at Timisoara Airport (No.78), from November, with 1 based aircraft (an investment of $100m) and 7 new routes to Berlin, Brussels Charleroi, Dusseldorf Weeze, Frankfurt Hahn, London Stansted, Milan Bergamo and a double daily service to Bucharest. Ryanair's first Romanian base will deliver 575,000 new customers p.a. and support 430* "on-site" jobs at Timisoara Airport.

Ryanair's Timisoara base will deliver:

· 1 based aircraft ($100m)

· 1 new domestic route to Bucharest (2 x daily)

· 6 new Intl. routes: Berlin, Brussels Crl, Dusseldorf Weeze, Frankfurt Hahn, London (S) & Milan (B)

· 35 weekly flights

· 575,000 customers p.a.

· 430* "on site" jobs p.a.

In Romania, Ryanair's Chief Commercial Officer, David O'Brien said:

"We are pleased to open our first Romanian base at Timisoara Airport from November, as we invest $100m in the Banat region with 1 based aircraft, a double daily service to Bucharest and 6 international routes to Berlin, Brussels Charleroi, Dusseldorf Weeze, Frankfurt Hahn, London Stansted and Milan Bergamo, which will deliver 575,000 customers p.a. and support 430 jobs at Timisoara Airport.

Our double daily Timisoara-Bucharest service (which goes on sale soon) will be ideal for both business and leisure customers and we look forward to growing routes, traffic, jobs and tourism in Romania. Ryanair customers can look forward to further improvements in the coming months under our "Always Getting Better" programme including new cabin interiors, new uniforms and more low fare routes, as we continue to offer so much more than just the lowest fares.

To celebrate our new Timisoara base we are releasing over 100,000 seats on sale at prices from just €19.99 for travel in November and December which must be booked by Tuesday (19 Jan). Since these amazing low prices will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out."

Timisoara Airport's Commercial Director, Daniel Stamatovici said:

"The presence of an airline such as Ryanair at Timisoara International Airport and introduction of these 7 new routes is a good opportunity for people in the West Region of Romania and for the airport itself. It will have a positive impact on the attractiveness of the region and traffic growth at the airport."

ENDS

* ACI confirms up to 750 'on-site' jobs per 1m passengers

For further information

please contact: Denis Barabas Olga Pawlonka

Ryanair Ltd Ryanair Ltd

Tel: +353-1-9451881 Tel: +353-1-9451768

barabasd@ryanair.com pawlonkao@ryanair.com 

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