RYANAIR OPENS 3 NEW BASES AT MARRAKECH, FEZ AND CHANIA

100,000 seat sale from just £15.99

2013-04-26— /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (26 Apr) celebrated the opening this week of its new bases at Marrakech, Fez and Chania bringing Ryanair’s European base network to 57.

Marrakech is Ryanair’s first Moroccan base with two-based aircraft and 22 routes, which will deliver up to 1m passengers p.a. and sustain 1,000* “on-site” jobs, as Ryanair invests over $170m at Marrakech Airport.

Ryanair also opened its second base in Morocco at Fez, with one-based aircraft and 15 routes, which will deliver up to 600,000 passengers p.a. and sustain 600* “on-site” jobs, representing a $85m investment at Fez Airport.

Chania, meanwhile, is Ryanair’s first Greek base, with one-based aircraft and 26 routes, which will deliver up to 500,000 passengers p.a. and sustain 500 “on-site” jobs, as Ryanair invests over $85m at Chania Airport.

Ryanair celebrated the opening of its three new bases by launching a 100,000 seat sale across its entire European network, with prices starting from just £15.99 for travel in May and June, which are available for booking until midnight (24:00hrs) Monday (29 Apr).

Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said:

“Ryanair is delighted to open its newest bases at Marrakech, Fez and Chania, our first in Morocco and Greece, bringing our total base network to 57.

To celebrate the opening of our newest bases, we are launching a 100,000 seat sale with fares starting from £15.99 for travel across Europe in May and June, which are available for booking until midnight Monday (29 Apr). Since seats at these crazy low prices will be snapped up quickly, we urge passengers to book them immediately on www.ryanair.com.”

* ACI confirms up to 1,000 ‘on-site’ jobs per 1m passengers

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