Englische Medien: LPL neue FR-Basis + Routenstreichungen

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Nach Berichten englischer Medien wird Ryanair am Montag Liverpool als 12te Ryanair-Basis bekanntgeben. Ryanair hat dort zur Zeit 4 Routen (DUB, GRO, BGY, CIA), aber keine Basis. Es sollen wohl 3 oder 4 Maschinen stationiert und mehr als Dutzend Routen bedient werden. Easyjet hat in LPL zZt 13 Routen (ALC, AMS, BCN, BSL, SXF, BFS, GVA, CGN, MAD, AGP, NCE, PMI, CDG), FlyBe gerade die Eröffnung einer neuen Basis in LPL angekündigt (neun Routen ab 2005). Weitere LCCs: Wizzair fliegt nach BUD, WAW und KTW, FlyJem nach IOM. Boomt ganz schön am JLA in LPL !

 

Bei Ryanair sollen ferner binnen zwei Wochen mindestens drei Destinationen gestrichen werden, darüber verhandelt Ryanair gerade mit fünf von der Streichung bedrohten Flughäfen (naja, vielleicht geht es nur um bessere Konditionen).

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Also wie erwartet, und sogar mit Granada!

 

 

RYANAIR - $240M INVESTMENT IN NEW LIVERPOOL BASE

9 NEW EUROPEAN ROUTES FROM LIVERPOOL

TO FRANCE - IRELAND – ITALY - SPAIN

 

 

 

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 low fares airline, today (22nd Nov 2004) announced it’s 12th European base at Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport with an investment of $240M in 4 new Boeing 737-800 series aircraft and 9 NEW European routes from Liverpool to:

 

NEW ROUTES:

BARCELONA (REUS),LIMOGES, PISA, CORK, MURCIA, SHANNON

GRANADA, NIMES & VENICE

 

CURRENT ROUTES:

BARCELONA (GIRONA), DUBLIN, MILAN & ROME

 

Ryanair, which began services at Liverpool in 1988, already operates 14 daily international flights from Liverpool to Barcelona (Girona), Dublin, Milan and Rome. Over the next 12 months Ryanair will carry 1.4M passengers to/from Liverpool, saving consumers over €30M on high fares charged by Easyjet. This new base announcement and massive increase in routes, destinations and passenger numbers is also good news for the local economy too, because it will create and sustain over 1000 new jobs in the Liverpool area.

 

Also today, Ryanair announced new daily routes from Blackpool to Barcelona and Pisa to Barcelona. Ryanair already operates two successful routes from Blackpool to Dublin and London Stansted, and 5 daily routes from Pisa to Brussels, Glasgow, Hamburg, Frankfurt Hahn and London Stansted.

 

Announcing Ryanair’s 12th European base in Liverpool today, Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary said:

 

“Consumers from Merseyside using Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport now have a real low fares airline offering fares that are almost half the price of Easyjet, serving 13 destinations throughout Europe and delivering unbeatable punctuality, and that’s Ryanair.

 

Our message to Easyjet is simple - You can’t match Ryanair’s low fares and you can’t match Ryanair’s punctuality and customer service either.

 

 

These new routes from Liverpool, with fares from an incredible £2.99 (excl. taxes) are available for booking right now, at http://www.ryanair.com, Europe’s biggest travel website.”

 

Neil Pakey, Managing Director of Liverpool John Lennon Airport commented:

 

"Ryanair's committment is a clear' coming of age' for Liverpool John Lennon Airport bringing an additional 1 million passengers through the Airport next year. Liverpool is clearly seen by the airline industry as a gateway airport for the North of England and in particular for the low cost airline market. Ryanair's decision to base four aircraft here will bring significant benefits for the North West including around 1000 jobs being created in the region's economy.

 

In addition, Liverpool's Capital of Culture status is further enhanced as more Europeans will be able to visit Merseyside via convenient direct flights and importantly with low fares."

 

 

RYANAIR EASYJET

PUNCTUALITY * 85% 79%

AVERAGE FARE** €40 €62

*SOURCE – OFFICIAL CAA STATS FOR APR-JUN 04. ** ANNUAL PUBLISHED ACCOUNTS

 

 

FROM LIVERPOOL TO:

 

ROUTE FREQUENCY START DATE LOWEST FARE(ex taxes)

BARCELONA (REUS) 1 X DAILY 31 MAR 05 £7.99

CORK 1 X DAILY 26 APRIL 05 £2.99

GRANADA 1 X DAILY 26 APRIL 05 £12.99

LIMOGES 3 X DAILY 19 APRIL 05 £4.99

MURCIA 1 X DAILY 31 MAR 05 £17.99

NIMES 4 X DAILY 20 APRIL 05 £4.99

PISA 1 X DAILY 19 APRIL 05 £12.99

SHANNON 1 X DAILY 3 MAY 05 £2.99

VENICE 1 X DAILY 26 APRIL 05 £4.99