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29/10/2014 15:29

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Ryanair Holdings PLC
27 August 2014
RYANAIR LAUNCHES LONDON STANSTED SUMMER 2015 SCHEDULE
3 NEW ROUTES TO COLOGNE, EDINBURGH & GLASGOW INTL 
Ryanair, Europe's favourite low fares airline, today (27 Aug) launched its London Stansted summer 2015 schedule with 3 new routes to Cologne, Edinburgh and Glasgow Intl, as well as increased frequencies on 24 other routes, which will deliver 17m customers p.a. and support 17,000* "on-site" jobs at London Stansted Airport. 
Ryanair's London Stansted summer 2015 schedule will deliver:
 3 new routes: Cologne, Edinburgh & Glasgow Intl
 134 London Stansted routes in total
 More flights & improved schedules on 24 other routes
 1,132 weekly return flights (up 10%)
 Over 1.3m new customers (17m customers p.a. in total)
 17,000 "on-site" jobs p.a.
Ryanair is the first airline in the UK to launch its summer schedule (3 months earlier than last year), with more routes, more flights, better timings and the lowest fares. UK customers can choose from 134 routes from London Stansted next summer, while enjoying allocated seating, a free second carry-on bag, reduced fees, a new website, a brand new app with mobile boarding passes, Family Extra and Business Plus, making Ryanair the ideal choice for families, business and leisure travellers.
Ryanair will continue to connect London Stansted with Europe's major centres of business, including Barcelona, Cologne, Dublin, Madrid, Milan and Rome, offering business customers the largest range of destinations at the lowest fares, with the most flights, improved schedules and best service.
Ryanair celebrated the launch of its London Stansted summer 2015 schedule and 3 new routes by releasing 100,000 seats for sale across its European network, at prices from 19.99 for travel in September, October and November. These low fare seats are available for booking until midnight Thursday (28 Aug).
In London, Ryanair's Chief Marketing Officer, Kenny Jacobs said:
"Ryanair is pleased to be the first airline in the UK to launch its 2015 summer schedule, with 3 new London Stansted routes to Cologne, Edinburgh and Glasgow International, and increased frequencies on 24 other routes, with a total of 134 exciting summer routes to choose from, which will deliver 17m customers p.a. at London Stansted, as we grow by 10%.
UK consumers already choose Ryanair for our low fares, industry leading customer service and great route choice. Now they can also book their summer 2015 flights even earlier on our improved website and great new app, carry a free small 2nd carry-on bag, enjoy allocated seats, avail of our new Family Extra and Business Plus services, and use their personal electronic devices at all stages of their flight, as Ryanair continues to deliver so much more than just the lowest fares.
To celebrate the launch of our London Stansted 2015 summer schedule and 3 new routes, we are releasing 100,000 seats on sale from 19.99 for travel in September, October and November, which are available for booking until midnight Thursday (28 Aug). Since these amazing low prices will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out."
*ACI research confirms up to 1,000 'on-site' jobs are sustained at international airports for every 1m passengers
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For further information
please contact:  Robin Kiely Joe Carmody 
 Ryanair Ltd Edelman Ireland
 Tel: +353-1-9451212 Tel: +353-1-6789 333 
 press@ryanair.com ryanair@edelman.com
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3 New London Stansted routes
Cologne
2 x daily
Edinburgh
3 x daily
Glasgow Intl
3 x daily
 24 routes with extra frequencies
Alghero
 4 to 5 x weekly 
Alicante
 13 pw to 2 x daily 
Athens
 1 to 2 x daily
Bari
 4 pw to 1 x daily 
Bologna
 9 to 11 x weekly 
Bratislava 
 12 pw to 2 x daily 
Brindisi
 4 to 5 x weekly 
Bucharest
 1 to 2 x daily 
Budapest
 16 pw to 3 x daily
Cork
 16 pw to 3 x daily 
Dublin
 7 to 8 x daily 
Gdansk
 9 to 12 x weekly
Ibiza
 8 to 9 x weekly 
Krakow
 14 to 16 x weekly 
Lisbon
 2 to 3 x daily 
Lublin
 3 to 4 x weekly 
Marrakesh
 3 pw to 1 x daily 
Paphos
 6 pw to 1 x daily 
Prague
 1 to 2 x daily 
Rzeszow
 7 to 9 x weekly
Strasbourg
 3 to 5 x weekly 
Szeczin
 4 pw to 1 x daily 
Treviso
 12 pw to 2 x daily 
Wroclaw
 10 to 11 x weekly 

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