New Ryanair routes for Ireland

Occidental

Knock-Gatwick daily from January
Cork-Liverpool daily from April
Shannon-Liverpool daily from May

Genghis

New Dublin routes being notable by their absence, of course.

dmeehan

looks like the new airport authorities have made a difference already

HelterSkelter

dmeehan wrote:

looks like the new airport authorities have made a difference already

Nothing to do with that, Ryanair made Liverpool a new base and announced new routes to various cities from there. They already had a Dublin - Liverpool route.

dmeehan

HelterSkelter wrote:

Nothing to do with that, Ryanair made Liverpool a new base and announced new routes to various cities from there. They already had a Dublin - Liverpool route.

yes indeed, but they didnt have a Cork or Shannon to Liverpool route

Previously when ryanair wanted to move the shannon - hahn route to cork, Aer Rianta said no deal (on the the new route packages) as it is an existing route for aer rianta.

obviously the new airport authorities in cork and shannon are enjoying their freedom

Eurorunner

Knock-Gatwick daily from January

Thats a bit naughty of them! Easyjet are starting the very same route from knock in january....think this might be a bit more than coincidence

I'd love to think theres enough business for the two of them flying out of knock on the same route - but i doubt it.

monument

Eurorunner wrote:

Thats a bit naughty of them! Easyjet are starting the very same route from knock in january....think this might be a bit more than coincidence

I'd love to think theres enough business for the two of them flying out of knock on the same route - but i doubt it.

Ryanair probably hopes there's some chance Easyjet will back down before they start at all, {atm it looks as if Ryanair more then enjoys charging high ticket prices from Knock to London (Standsted)} or they are just going to start under cutting them to the two airports...

Fri 26 November
Knock - Standsted - Ryanair - 119.99

Sat 27 November
Knock - Standsted - Ryanair - 49.99

Fri 28 January
Knock - Standsted - Ryanair - 24.99
Knock - Gatwick - Ryanair - 8.99
Knock - Gatwick - Easyjet - 10.49

Sat 29 January
Knock - Standsted - Ryanair - 8.99
Knock - Gatwick - Ryanair - 8.99
Knock - Gatwick - Easyjet - 10.49

Anyway I'm happy with the lower prices.... but they will still be landing in London, we won’t have to jump of the aeroplane? Will we?

HelterSkelter

Eurorunner wrote:

Thats a bit naughty of them! Easyjet are starting the very same route from knock in january....think this might be a bit more than coincidence

I'd love to think theres enough business for the two of them flying out of knock on the same route - but i doubt it.

I remember when GO started flying from Dublin to Glagow, Ryanair totally undercut them and eventually forced them to pull out. At that time I got a weekend return flight to Glasgow for £5 including all taxes & charges!!

So if you live near Knock keep an eye open for these offers when the routes start up.

Metrobest

monument wrote:

Fri 26 November
Knock - Standsted - Ryanair - 119.99

Sat 27 November
Knock - Standsted - Ryanair - 49.99

Fri 28 January
Knock - Standsted - Ryanair - 24.99
Knock - Gatwick - Ryanair - 8.99
Knock - Gatwick - Easyjet - 10.49

Sat 29 January
Knock - Standsted - Ryanair - 8.99
Knock - Gatwick - Ryanair - 8.99
Knock - Gatwick - Easyjet - 10.49

Everyone knows Ryanair's fares are sky high at the weekends.. Try Monday-Thursday and the fare is probably something like €0.01

Eurorunner

So if you live near Knock keep an eye open for these offers when the routes start up.

I do and I will

RuggieBear

Metrobest wrote:

Everyone knows Ryanair's fares are sky high at the weekends.. Try Monday-Thursday and the fare is probably something like €0.01

Those were all weekend flights....a more valid criticism would be that since nov 26 is so close, of course the price is going to be high...that's how Ryanair's pricing model works

HelterSkelter

Metrobest wrote:

Everyone knows Ryanair's fares are sky high at the weekends.. Try Monday-Thursday and the fare is probably something like €0.01

Not necessarly true, I just returned from a weekend in London for €50. Flew out Friday and back Sunday from Stansted.

Victor

http://www.rte.ie/business/2004/1122/ryanair.html

Ryanair names Liverpool airport as 12th base

November 22, 2004 12:54
Ryanair is making Liverpool's John Lennon Airport its 12th European base. The low fares airline is investing $240m in four new Boeing 737-800 aircraft and will launch nine new European routes from the airport.

These new routes will service Cork, Barcelona (Reus), Limoges, Pisa, Murcia, Shannon, Granada, Nimes and Venice. Ryanair currently operates routes to Barcelona (Girona), Dublin, Milan and Rome from Liverpool. It started operations there in 1988.

'Ryanair's commitment is a clear 'coming of age' for Liverpool Lennon airport, bringing an additional one million passengers through the airport next year,' commented Neil Pakey, Managing Director of the airport.


'Ryanair's decision to base four aircraft here will bring significant benefits for the North West, including around 1,000 jobs being created in the region's economy,' he added.

Ryanair today also announced new daily routes from Blackpool to Barcelona and Pisa to Barcelona.

dmeehan

dmeehan wrote:

looks like the new airport authorities have made a difference already

(see also new thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=206247 )

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 low fares airline today (30th Nov 2004) unveiled Shannon Airport as its 12th major European Base. From May 3rd next Ryanair will allocate up to four Boeing 737-800 series aircraft to Shannon, and will operate a network of 14 low fare scheduled routes to the UK and Continental Europe. Ryanair has guaranteed to deliver 1.3 million passengers in the first year of this base, rising to 2 million passengers by year 5.

According to ACI figures, these 2m p.a. passengers will generate 2,000 new jobs in the Shannon region, with the first 200 of these being direct Ryanair employees (pilots, cabin crew, engineers etc) whose recruitment will begin immediately.

The routes announced by Ryanair from Shannon include 6 UK destinations as well as
8 European destinations, and all the new routes are launched at fares that are at least half the price of the high fares presently charged by Aer Lingus (or their equivalent) on European routes from Cork and Dublin. Shannon Airport will now become the low fares airport of Ireland.

ishmael whale

Ryanair’s full press release on their site http://www.ryanair.ie/ makes interesting reading.
Announcing this $240m base in Shannon, Ryanair’s CEO, Michael O’Leary, said:
“This base revolutionises the future growth of Shannon Airport. It would not have been possible without the vision and tenacity of the new Shannon Airport Authority led by Chairman, Mr Pat Shanahan. In less than two months since their appointment, the Board of Shannon has won this biggest ever single investment in Irish tourism, despite intense competition from seven other low cost European Airports. Had the contract not been signed last week, these aircraft would have gone instead to Italy to take up opportunities created by the collapse of Volare. Instead Ryanair will invest $240 million in Shannon in the next 12 months and we have guaranteed to deliver 2 million passengers p.a. within 5 years which is double Shannon’s existing traffic. This new traffic will lead to the creation of 2,000 new jobs here in the Shannon region.”
“Today’s announcement vindicates the policy of former Minister for Transport, Seamus Brennan, TD and the Government to break up the Aer Rianta monopoly and allow Cork and Shannon Airports the freedom to compete with Dublin. This new base will make Shannon Airport the low cost gateway to Ireland and promote tourism access to Ireland’s western seaboard for UK and European visitors. We will use Ryanair’s enormous presence in Continental Europe to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors to the West of Ireland on a year round basis. We look forward to working closely with Tourism Ireland and the industry here in the Mid-West to ensure that these visitors keep coming again and again”.
“This new base means that passengers using Shannon Airport will now enjoy air fares that are at least half the price of Aer Lingus (and others) lowest air fares from Dublin and Cork to Europe. Dubliners will now be forced to drive to Shannon for low fare access to Europe which again shows the pressing need for Bertie Ahern’s Government make a decision on a competing second terminal at Dublin Airport. The new Board at Shannon Airport have shown that enormous tourism and job growth is possible if decisions are taken quickly. We call yet again on the Taoiseach to put the interests of Irish consumers and tourism first, and allow a competing second terminal to be built at Dublin Airport as a matter of utmost urgency”.