Hi
Just noticed that Ryanair.com have announced two new routes from Robin Hood Doncaster-Sheffield International Airport. Pisa start from 14 September 2006 4 times weekly and Barcelona-Gerona 3 times weekly from 31 October 2006
Heres the Airports official press release.
Ryanair announce two new routes to Pisa & Barcelona (Girona) with low fares starting at £3.99 one way excluding taxes.
28 March 2006
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, has announced it will be expanding its operations from Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield with the addition of two new routes to Pisa & Barcelona (Girona).Following the huge success of the existing daily Dublin service, and as a direct reaction to consumer demand, Ryanair will start flying the additional routes towards the end of the Summer.
Pisa will operate four times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays. Flights to Pisa start 14 September 2006.
Barcelona (Girona) will operate three times weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Flights to Barcelona (Girona) start on 31 October 2006.
The new services combined bring an addition seven flights per week, taking Ryanair’s total weekly operation to fourteen weekly flights to Ireland, Italy & Spain.
The new routes will carry an addition 100,000 Ryanair passengers, bringing the total Ryanair passengers through the UK’s newest Airport to 200,000 annually.
Speaking at the press conference today, David Ryall, Managing Director at Robin Hood Airport said:
“We are delighted that Ryanair is expanding its services from Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield. These new routes offer more choice to passengers and are further evidence of Ryanair’s commitment to work with the Peel Airports Group to develop air services at our Airports; Liverpool John Lennon, Durham Tees Valley & Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield”Announcing the new routes at Robin Hood Airport today, Ryanair’s Deputy Head of Sales & Marketing Europe, Caroline Baldwin said:
“With the two new routes Ryanair will serve three destinations from Doncaster Sheffield and deliver 200,000 passengers a year sustaining 200 jobs in the local economy.“The new Pisa service will provide a fabulous opportunity for passengers to explore Tuscany, one of Italy’s most beautiful regions, and take city breaks to both Pisa and Florence at the lowest fares in Europe.
“Barcelona (Girona) offers the perfect excuse for a few days off and here you can mix shopping and party life with chilling out on the beach. In the region you will also find the Cava district, the home of the Spanish “champagne”.
“The new routes are on sale starting today at fares from just £3.99* at http://www.ryanair.com”
Doncaster Sheffield – Pisa
0835 – 1210 1- 3 – 5 – 7
Pisa – Doncaster Sheffield
0630 – 0810 1- 3 – 5 – 7
Doncaster Sheffield – Barcelona (Girona)
1955 – 2310 – 2 – 4 – 6 –
Barcelona (Girona) – Doncaster Sheffield
1805 – 1930 – 2 – 4 – 6 –
By: redsquare - 31st March 2006 at 00:40
Going completely off topic now.
I think a pilot landing at the wrong airport is one true classic reason never to go with FR.
Fair enough but bear in mind that Ryanair are now operating close to 1000 flights per day in an extremely intensive non-stop operation. The amount of waffling that goes on is hilarious. 😮
By: philgatwick05 - 30th March 2006 at 21:26
I totally agree with Tom (LBARULES) I’ve never had any problems with Ryanair – it really winds me up when people slag off something they’ve had no contact with. Sure the media like to perpetuate the usual ‘budget airline horror’ myths – but quite frankly they’re an airline just like any other. Of course they don’t serve food and nothing is free, but aside from that they fly aircraft from A to B. Which is what an airline does. If you’ve had a crap flight with FR or EZY or BA for that matter – fine – you can comment.
By: LBARULES - 30th March 2006 at 21:15
I think a pilot landing at the wrong airport is one true classic reason never to go with FR.
A) It was an EirJet aircraft
B) It’s not like they are the first airline to do it!
I honestly don’t care whether people like Ryanair or not, have had many good flights with them, and with another one coming up in 3 weeks, i’ve never had a complaint!
By: tomfellows - 30th March 2006 at 20:55
Except it was an Eirjet aircraft!
Exactly.
Anyway, great news for DSA 😀
By: philgatwick05 - 30th March 2006 at 20:46
I think a pilot landing at the wrong airport is one true classic reason never to go with FR.
Except it was an Eirjet aircraft!
By: tommyinyork - 30th March 2006 at 20:23
I think a pilot landing at the wrong airport is one true classic reason never to go with FR.
By: A330-300 - 30th March 2006 at 19:41
Ryanair are the Netto of the sky’s, ok the planes maybe brand new but even a GNER train has bloody tables.
GNER is actually a quality trainline!
Too off topic now..
By: LBARULES - 30th March 2006 at 17:33
Amazing how people say things that are totally false without obviously having even flown the company!
By: redsquare - 30th March 2006 at 00:48
Erm, there’s tables and window shades(!) fitted to all the 738s. Maybe not always clean but there none the less.
By: tommyinyork - 30th March 2006 at 00:08
Ryanair are the Netto of the sky’s, ok the planes maybe brand new but even a GNER train has bloody tables.
By: LBARULES - 29th March 2006 at 14:04
I can’t see LBA-STN being profitable in a 189 seat aircraft!
BLK-STN is twice daily. Are you honestly telling me that BLK has a bigger catchment area than LBA? I suppose the problem with LBA London services is the train service from Leeds City train station to London.
Tommy – Ryanair compete with other airlines at many airports, like LPL, STN, and LTN, where easyJet fly to Barcelona and Ryanair fly to Gerona.
Anyway going off topic now, good news all the same for DSA!
By: philgatwick05 - 29th March 2006 at 12:50
I can’t see LBA-STN being profitable in a 189 seat aircraft!
By: tommyinyork - 29th March 2006 at 12:48
I hear they were not keen to set up because of JET2 having dominance, i mean a passenger will be more likely to choose Leeds – Barcelona than Leeds-Gerona. Mind you i would like to see a Leeds – Stansted service that would connect up with other Ryanair flights.
By: bmi-star - 28th March 2006 at 22:29
The 738’s wouldn’t be a problem at Leeds, come on Ryanair, start Gerona or Stansted, or Prestwick or anywhere!
Gdansk? Katowice? 😀
By: LBARULES - 28th March 2006 at 21:42
The 738’s wouldn’t be a problem at Leeds, come on Ryanair, start Gerona or Stansted, or Prestwick or anywhere!
By: A330-300 - 28th March 2006 at 18:40
I wish LBA also had more FR routes! Bloody 738’s…
By: philgatwick05 - 28th March 2006 at 16:26
Fantastic news – they’ve got to base all those new Boeings somewhere!
By: bmi-star - 28th March 2006 at 15:50
Very interesting!
PSA has become very very popular in a short space of time!
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