Ny Ryanair-base: Rygge

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Ryanair ANNOUNCES 37th*BASE*AT Oslo Rygge

nORWAY'S FIRST BASE

3*aircraft,*16*new*routes and*1.7M passengerS P.A.*from 2010

1MILLION*NOK20*CHRISTMAS SEATS

Ryanair,*the world's favourite airline, today (Tuesday,*24th*November 2009)
announced it would open its*37th*base*at*Oslo Rygge*in March
2010*with*three*based aircraft and*16*new routes (22*in total)*being launched.
Ryanair will offer*100*weekly*return flights*to/from Oslo Rygge in an
investment*of over $200 million*in the airport.

Ryanair's*16*new routes from*Oslo Rygge*to*Aarhus, Berlin
(Schonefeld),*Dublin, Dusseldorf (Weeze),*Eindhoven, Gdansk, Krakow, La
Rochelle, Malaga, Memmingen (Munich West), Palma,*Paris (Beauvais), Riga,
Wroclaw, Valencia*and*Venice (Treviso)*will increase Ryanair's traffic at*Oslo
Rygge*to 1.7*million passengers p.a. which will create and sustain 1,700 well
paid local jobs*in*the region.*

Ryanair celebrated its new*Oslo Rygge*base*by*releasing*250,000*seats*at fares
of just NOK20*for travel across its*European network over Christmas. These
NOK20*seats are*available for booking on*www.ryanair.com*until
midnight*Thursday*(26th*Nov).

In*Oslo*today,*Ryanair's*Michael*O'Leary*said:

"Ryanair is delighted to announce*Oslo Rygge*as our*37th*base and our*first in
Norway. These*16*new routes from*Oslo Rygge*go on sale tomorrow.*With a total
of*22*low fare routes from*Oslo Rygge*next summer*Norwegian consumers and
visitors*can beat the recession by choosing*Ryanair's*lowest fares and our no
fuel surcharge*guarantee*on*22*exciting destinations all over Europe*including
France, Italy and Spain among others.**Ryanair's*1.7*million passengers
will*create and*sustain*1,700 jobs locally*at*Oslo Rygge*Airport."

16*New Oslo Rygge routes to:

Aarhus* NOK139 Malaga * NOK269
Berlin (Sch) NOK139 Memmingen* NOK119
Dublin* NOK139 Palma NOK169
Dusseldorf (Weeze) NOK159 Paris (Beauvais) NOK159
Eindhoven NOK159 Riga NOK139
Gdansk NOK139 Wroclaw NOK139
Krakow NOK139 Valencia NOK269
La Rochelle NOK139 Venice (Treviso)* NOK159

Pål F. Tandberg, CEO Rygge International Airport, said:

"This is a great*day for our airport and our region as*Europe's largest
airline*opens its first base in Norway. Today's announcement*shows*Rygge*as an
exception in the*sector and will help create much needed jobs. It shows
Ryanair shares*our confidence in the tremendous opportunity*for strong market
growth at Rygge".

Ends.********************************************* ****
Tuesday,*24th*November*2009

For further information:

*

Stephen McNamara - Ryanair********Pauline McAlester -*Murray*Consultants*

Tel: 00 353 1 812 1271******************** Tel: 00 353 1 4980 30

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