Ryanair opens new base in Zadar, Croatia

17 ROUTES & 300,000 PAX P.A. AT RYANAIR’S 1st CROATIA BASE

2013-04-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (1 Apr) opened its new base in Croatia at Zadar with one-based aircraft and 17 routes, which will deliver up to 300,000 passengers p.a. and sustain 300 “on-site” jobs, as Ryanair invests over $85m at Zadar Airport.

Ryanair celebrated the opening of its new Zadar base by launching a 100,000 seat sale across its entire European network, with prices starting from just €12 for travel in May, which are available for booking until midnight (24:00hrs) Thur (4 Apr).

Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said:

“Ryanair is delighted to open its new base, in Croatia, at Zadar Airport, offering 17 ultra-low fare routes this summer. Croatia consumers/visitors can now beat the recession and escape Croatia Airlines’ high fares and fuel surcharges by switching to Ryanair’s lowest fares and our no fuel surcharge guarantee to 17 exciting destinations, including Dublin, London and Paris, amongst others. Ryanair’s 300,000 passengers p.a. will sustain up to 300 “on site” jobs at Zadar Airport and in the surrounding region.

To celebrate the opening of our new Zadar base, we are launching a 100,000 seat sale with fares starting from €12 for travel across Europe in May, which are available for booking until midnight Thursday (4 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