RYANAIR CARRIES 25M PASSENGERS TO/FROM SPAIN

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News Release
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18.10.07
RYANAIR CARRIES 25M PASSENGERS TO/FROM SPAIN

1,000,000 SEATS FOR €6 including taxes

Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, today (16th Oct) celebrated carrying 25 million Spanish passengers since it began flights from the country in 2002. Ryanair launched its first Spanish route from Barcelona to Frankfurt in December 2002, and next year will carry 11 million passengers on 174 routes from 18 Spanish airports.

Speaking today in Barcelona, Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary said:

“A big thank you to the 25 million passengers who have made our Spanish flights such a success. In less than 5 years we have brought Europe’s lowest fares to 18 airports, covering every region of Spain.

“Catalonia has enjoyed the lion’s share of this growth, with almost 13 million passengers travelling through Girona and Reus thanks to Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares. This has generating savings of €1.3 billion for Catalan passengers and a visitor spend of €1.75 billion. At the end of this month, we look forward to bringing even more of Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares to Catalan passengers, when we launch 14 new routes from Girona.

“To celebrate our 25 million Spanish passengers we’re releasing 1 million seats for just €6 including taxes and charges and we urge passengers to book today on http://www.ryanair.com, as this sale must end at midnight on Thursday.”