2 NEW ROUTES FROM SHANNON

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News Release
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26.07.06
RYANAIR ANNOUNCES 2 NEW ROUTES FROM SHANNON
TO BOURNEMOUTH & EDINBURGH

ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS FROM DUBLIN TO LONDON GATWICK AND CORK TO DUBLIN

Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline, today (Wednesday, 26th July) announced two new routes from Shannon to Bournemouth and Edinburgh and added a 6th daily frequency on its Dublin to Gatwick service and a 4th daily frequency on its Cork to Dublin service. These new routes and additional frequencies will start on 31st October.

In Shannon today, Ryanair's Head of Communications Peter Sherrard said:

"Ryanair's Shannon base has performed strongly this summer and has firmly established itself as an important driver of both tourism and business in the West of Ireland. Today's new route announcements will allow passengers from the mid-West to enjoy more low fares to even more destinations. Ryanair now connects Shannon to 25 destinations, sustaining 1,700 jobs in the mid-west and delivering 1.7M passengers p.a.

"From 31st October, Ryanair will also add a 4th daily flight to its Cork to Dublin service and a 6th daily flight to its Dublin to London Gatwick service which will allow an additional 200,000 passengers p.a. to enjoy the lowest fares and best punctuality between these cities.

"These new routes are available for booking today on http://www.ryanair.com and we advise passengers to book early as demand will be very strong.