RYANAIR'S CELEBRATES AT CITY OF DERRY AIRPORTS AT THE DOUBLE!
Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline, has double cause for celebration at City of Derry Airport.
Today (Thursday) it announced a new route between City of Derry and Glasgow Prestwick in Scotland.
And also today it has carried 50,000 passengers on its popular route from City of Derry to Liverpool.
The new five-times-a-week service to Glasgow Prestwick, gateway to Scotland, will commence on December 5, 2006 with fares from just 99p.(terms and
conditions apply).
Ryanair's Sales and Marketing Manager for UK, Ireland and Central & Eastern Europe Caroline Baldwin said: "Ryanair's expansion at City of Derry Airport
continues with this attractive new route. There's a strong affinity between Northern Ireland and the West of Scotland, so we expect the service to be
extremely popular.
"In the first year of operation, we expect to carry at least 70,000 passengers, half of whom will be visiting the Londonderry area, thereby
providing a further boost for Northern Ireland tourism."
Added Caroline: "The Glasgow Prestwick route is now on sale, and we expect demand to be massive, so we urge people to log onto www.ryanair.com now for
the best deals."
Ryanair began services at City of Derry Airport in 1999 with the first route to London and now operates a twice-daily service to London, and daily
flights both to East Midlands and Liverpool.
Commenting on the Liverpool milestone, Ms Baldwin said: "Ryanair is delighted to celebrate this marvellous milestone today. Our Liverpool route
is extremely popular and today's milestone is testament to Ryanair's growth at City of Derry."