EUROPE'S leading low cost airline Ryanair has celebrated carrying four million passengers during the month of August by giving away a staggering
the quivalent number of free seats on its 371 European routes available up until next Monday, September 11.
The airline now claims it carries passengers equivalent to the entire population of Ireland in one month, more passengers per month than British
Airways, and half of Aer Lingus's annual eight million passengers in just a single month.
Announcing the seat giveaway, Ryanair also announced more new routes and frequencies from Dublin to mainland Europe for summer 2007. The airline is launching new routes from Dublin to Malta, Stockholm and the Canaries, as well as increased frequencies (double the existing number of flights) from Dublin to Berlin, Rome , Malaga and Faro.
Said the airline's outspoken Chief Executive Michael O'Leary: "For the lowest fares, Ryanair is number one, and when it comes to 'no fares' we
leave other airlines on the ground.
"Other airlines might talk low fares, but only Ryanair actually delivers them, and as this 4,000,000 free seat sale demonstrates - it's no fares."
"Aer Lingus' inability to compete with Ryanair will consign it to a future role of high cost niche-market regional carrier as Ryanair strengthens it s
position as Ireland's national airline.
"There has never been a better time to snap up a free flight on any of Ryanair's routes for travel up to March 2007."
"Passengers who want to book a free flight should log on to the Ryanair website as these four million free seats will not last long," said the
Ryanair chief.