SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of October 2023
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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RYANAIR CONFIRM RECORD ADVANCE BOOKINGS ON ITS
17 NEW ROUTES TO/FROM ALBANIA WHICH START TUES 31 OCT
Ryanair, Europe's biggest airline (183.5m
customers) today (25th Oct)
reported that it has received record advance bookings on its 17 new
routes to/from Tirana, which start next week on Tues
31st Oct.
Ryanair's 17 new routes to/from Albania will connect the country to
major inbound visitor markets including Belgium, France, Germany,
Italy, Poland, Sweden and the UK, where Ryanair believes
substantial traffic and tourism growth will be stimulated thanks to
Ryanair's unbeatable low air fares, which finally offer low fare
competition and choice to the high fare airlines, who presently
dominate in Albania. Ryanair's 17 low fare routes to/from Tirana
will drive connectivity, year-round traffic and tourism growth, as
well as supporting hundreds of new jobs at the airport while
providing Albanian citizens/visitors with lower fares and more
choice all year round.
Ryanair's
new Albanian flights will deliver;
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17 new routes including Brussels, Dusseldorf, London, Milan, Paris
and Rome
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Fares that start from just €15 one way
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Over 1.6m passengers p.a. in year 1
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Sustaining over 1,000 local jobs in Albania
Over
the last 4 decades, Ryanair has revolutionised air travel across
Europe with its unique combination of low fares, on time flights,
new Boeing 737 aircraft and great customer service. Albanian
traffic and tourism have been held back during that time by high
fare incumbent carriers, who have failed to deliver year-round
traffic and tourism growth. Ryanair is determined to end that high
fare oligopoly.
With
air fares that start from just €15 one way, Ryanair's 17 new
routes to Tirana this winter include high frequency services
including double daily rotations to London and Milan, with daily
services to Bologna, Brussels, Catania, Pisa, Rome and Venice.
Ryanair expects welcome thousands of first-time visitors to Albania
this winter. Ryanair continues to work with the Albanian Govt and
its airports to explore new routes to/from Tirana, as well as
opening new routes to other Albanian airports over the next 3
years.
17 NEW TIRANA
ROUTES
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W.
F.
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W.
F.
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London
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28
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Bucharest
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6
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Milan
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28
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Krakow
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6
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Rome
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18
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Manchester
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6
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Bologna
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14
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Warsaw
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6
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Brussels
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14
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Dusseldorf
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4
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Catania
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14
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Edinburgh
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4
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Pisa
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14
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Prague
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4
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Venice
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14
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Stockholm
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4
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Paris
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10
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Ryanair's
Michael O'Leary visited Tirana today with a team of sales and Ops
people to promote the start of Ryanair's flights to/from Tirana on
Tues 31st Oct next. To celebrate these record advance bookings,
Ryanair has launched a 3 day seat sale across all 17 new routes
to/from Tirana, with 50,000 seats on sale from €14.99, which
are available from travel from Nov 2023 until March 2024 (although
these seats must be booked by 28th Oct directly on the Ryanair.com
website).
In Tirana, Ryanair's Michael O'Leary said:
"Next week on Tues
31st Oct,
the Ryanair low fare revolution comes to Albania. We will start 17
new routes to/from Tirana, and already more than 70% of these seats
have been sold for the first month of operations. The scale of
Ryanair's winter operation in Tirana with 17 routes, and over 200
weekly frequencies show the extraordinary demand there is for
really low fare inbound travel to Albania and among Albanian
citizens too. As Europe's No.1 airline, Ryanair believes it can
deliver dramatic and sustainable traffic and tourism growth, not
just this winter, but for many years to come in
Albania.
For too long, new route and traffic
growth in Albania has been held back by the high fare incumbent
airlines such as Lufthansa, Air France, BA and Wizz. From next Tues
31st Oct,
this era of high fares ends. Ryanair's low fares are coming to
Tirana. Thousands of visitors are coming to Tirana, and we look
forward to carrying many thousands of Albanian citizens to/from
Europe to visit their friends and relatives.
Ryanair is the only major airline in Europe that has recovered to
130% of its pre-Covid traffic. This winter we hope to receive 57
new aircraft from Boeing as part of our post-Covid growth and
recovery plan. We are proud to open 17 new routes to/from Tirana
next week, and we are thrilled at the strength of forward bookings,
and the demand that exists in Albania and across Europe for
Ryanair's low fare flights to/from Tirana. Ryanair plans to grow
its fleet to 800 aircraft, and its traffic to 300m passengers p.a.
over the next decade, and we believe that Albania will be a key
growth market for Ryanair's low fares."
ENDS
For further info
please contact:
Ryanair Press Office
Tel: +351-9451799
press@ryanair.com
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
Date: 25
October, 2023
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By:___/s/
Juliusz Komorek____
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Juliusz
Komorek
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Company
Secretary
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Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY)
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