RYANAIR LAUNCHES 8 NEW ROUTES TO BRITAIN
4 TO LIVERPOOL, 2 TO LONDON, 1 TO NEWCASTLE & GLASGOW
LAUNCHES EUROPE WIDE SEAT SALE – 3M REASONS TO VISIT LONDON
In London today Ryanair, the largest passenger airline in the UK-European market and the number one carrier of overseas visitors into London unveiled 8 new routes for this Winter’s schedule including two new destinations with daily flights from London Stansted to Toulon in the South of France and Krakow in Poland. Ryanair also unveiled four new routes from its Liverpool base to Oslo, Riga, Carcassonne and Bergerac, as well as a new route from Newcastle to Oslo and from Glasgow Prestwick to Krakow. As part of this expansion a fifth aircraft will now be based in Liverpool from 27th September next.
Ryanair also announced this morning that it would launch a major tourism drive to encourage visitors to come to London by releasing 3 million seats at a price of just £1 or €1 plus taxes which have gone on sale on Ryanair’s website at www. ryanair.com for travel during August, September and October. This seat sale will be backed up with a Pan European £5 million advertising campaign over the next 3 months featuring London and a range of other great British cities.
Speaking this morning in London, Ryanair’s CEO, Michael O’Leary said:
“Ryanair decided to bring forward these route launches and this seat sale from September to the middle of July because we believe the best response to last week’s terrorist attacks is for ordinary people to continue to live their lives as normal, and to continue to travel as before. It is more important than ever that the leading players in London and British tourism such as Ryanair make it even more attractive for visitors to come to London this Autumn and show the terrorists that we will not be put off by their atrocities.”
“We are delighted with our two new routes to London from Krakow in Poland and Toulon in the South of France and we are particularly pleased with the continued expansion of our successful Liverpool base which is growing rapidly. We expect that traffic at Liverpool will continue to grow, particularly as the city becomes Europe’s capital of culture in 2008.”
“These 3 million seats went on sale on our website at Ryanair.com this week and will remain available for booking until midnight on Monday next for travel during the months of August, September and October. However since seats at these low prices during the peak Summer period are a rarity, we would encourage all visitors to London to snap them up quickly as there will be huge demand for them.”
Superb news for all airports, I really cant see why Ryanair dont expand at LBA….
By: LBARULES - 16th July 2005 at 21:20
Well Tenerife maybe, but I dont see Ryanair operating there.
I cant see just over a couple of hours down to Malaga been a problem.
By: GKirk - 16th July 2005 at 12:02
I was on about your claim saying that a Ryanair 738 would struggle from LBA, it simply wouldnt.
It depends where it was flying to. Somewhere like Malaga or Tenerife, then it may struggle
By: LBARULES - 15th July 2005 at 16:20
Tom, a 738 requires more runway than a 733 since it is heavier. I was not talking rubbish.
I know that :rolleyes:
I was on about your claim saying that a Ryanair 738 would struggle from LBA, it simply wouldnt.
By: GKirk - 15th July 2005 at 10:57
Ryanair flights out of Londonderry to Stansted operate with 40 seats blocked off, i.e they only sell 149 seats on the plane, due to the runway length there. Off course, I believe Futura operate 738s nonstop to Palma from LDY with all seats filled 😉
By: green320 - 15th July 2005 at 10:22
Tom, a 738 requires more runway than a 733 since it is heavier. I was not talking rubbish.
By: LBARULES - 14th July 2005 at 21:44
Tom,
Please don’t think I’m trying to argue with you because I’m not mate. 🙂
Not many operators on the 300 in Europe use the 22K rated engines as the conditions in Europe don’t warrant for the inrease in thrust.
Flex 35
I know pal, and our ‘argument’ is rather irrelevent anyway, as Ryanair only fly to DUB from LBA (Which will have to go to a 738 at some time ;)).
We will cross the bridge as and if we come to it, if Ryanair decide to operate flights, they will know the figures etc better than anyone :).
By: Flex 35 - 14th July 2005 at 20:44
I read that the EZY 737-700s struggle with NCL-AGP with a full load due to their de-rated engines. And as we know, the 73Gs have the longest range of all 737s.
You are indeed right GKirk. EZY have CFM56-7B20 rated engines on there 700s which is actually the lowest rated option you can go on the 700.
While I was wating for my ORK flight last week @ LPL I witnessed a RYR B738 depart for Limoges (90 min flight), it used a hell of a lot runway! 😀
Flex 35
By: GKirk - 14th July 2005 at 20:19
Im sorry, thats absolute rubbish, if a Jet2 733 with de rated engines can get to southern europe, then a Ryanair 738 would have no problems extra size and weight or no extra size and weight.
I read that the EZY 737-700s struggle with NCL-AGP with a full load due to their de-rated engines. And as we know, the 73Gs have the longest range of all 737s.
By: Flex 35 - 14th July 2005 at 19:12
Tom,
Please don’t think I’m trying to argue with you because I’m not mate. 🙂
Not many operators on the 300 in Europe use the 22K rated engines as the conditions in Europe don’t warrant for the inrease in thrust.
Flex 35
By: LBARULES - 14th July 2005 at 18:53
Well this was the thread I was referring to, appears Jet2 do indeed have the same engines! Sorry Flex :).
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=43658
Still dont think the 738s would have any bother ;).
By: LBARULES - 14th July 2005 at 18:50
Well again, not denying what you say, I have read that the AEU have upgraded engines, surely they would need to be to operate Larnaca non stop.
By: Flex 35 - 14th July 2005 at 18:46
Well I read a while ago that the AEU 733 based at LBA, has more powerful engines enabling it to do the weekly Larnaca,Tenerife and Las Palmas flights.
That aircraft has the exact same engines as Jet2’s have (CFM56-3B2s).
Flex 35
By: LBARULES - 14th July 2005 at 18:30
Well I read a while ago that the AEU 733 based at LBA, has more powerful engines enabling it to do the weekly Larnaca,Tenerife and Las Palmas flights, and of course, Jet2 arent utitlising the 733s on the TFS route, read that another low cost carriers 733s struggled on this route (Think it was Baby at EMA.)
All im saying is that I am 99.9% sure, a Ryanair 738 would have absolutely no trouble doing a Spain or Italy run from LBA.
Anyway this has gone well off topic, and I know you dont like that Flex ;).
By: Flex 35 - 14th July 2005 at 18:24
Im sorry, thats absolute rubbish, if a Jet2 733 with de rated engines can get to southern europe, then a Ryanair 738 would have no problems extra size and weight or no extra size and weight.
Jet2 have CFM56-3B2 engines fitted on there B737-300s, they produce 22,000 of static thrust each. The minimum you can have on the 300 is CFM56-3B1s which produce 20,000 static thrust each.
Flex 35
By: LBARULES - 14th July 2005 at 18:05
Yes, but Bristol is a long way south of LBA, therefore there it is much nearer to its destination and less fuel is required. A 738 at 24K is less powerful, therefore needs more runway space. A Ryanair 738 would struggle to get to southern Europe from LBA.
Im sorry, thats absolute rubbish, if a Jet2 733 with de rated engines can get to southern europe, then a Ryanair 738 would have no problems extra size and weight or no extra size and weight.
Anyone here got the numbers? thanks 🙂
By: Flex 35 - 13th July 2005 at 23:37
Yes, but Bristol is a long way south of LBA, therefore there it is much nearer to its destination and less fuel is required. A 738 at 24K is less powerful, therefore needs more runway space. A Ryanair 738 would struggle to get to southern Europe from LBA.
Thank you Alex! 🙂
Flex 35
By: nclairportfan - 13th July 2005 at 23:07
Scott
Maybe this TRP route is the beginning of further route expansion from NCL for FR! There are also rumours that a service to NYO (Stockholm) will be launched soon by FR.
Besides, if they started flying from MME they’d have to call in Newcastle South anyway and NCL will be Edinburgh South!
By: green320 - 13th July 2005 at 22:27
Yes, but Bristol is a long way south of LBA, therefore there it is much nearer to its destination and less fuel is required. A 738 at 24K is less powerful, therefore needs more runway space. A Ryanair 738 would struggle to get to southern Europe from LBA.
By: LBARULES - 13th July 2005 at 21:35
LBARULES,
Ryanair (as far as I’m aware) operate with 24K rated engines on the 800 instead of the standard 26K rated engines, this could pose potential problems at LBA in hot conditions. All of those operators you have listed have 26K rated engines so obviously they can handle LBA.
Flex 35
Flex,
I still can see absolutely no problems, when you think about the routes that might be served from LBA (DUB already served, maybe the likes of SNN and CIA and places like that), I can see absolutely no problem honestly, they have started Bristol – Nantes and BRS’ runway is just as short. They are not exactly going to be laden down with fuel.
By: bmi-star - 13th July 2005 at 20:30
Haha!
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