Ryanair opens new bases in Italy

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Ryanair also announced that it will increase frequency to 5 daily return flights on the Rome-Milan route (from 24-Nov) and from 04-Dec it will add a new route with a twice daily Rome-Trapani service. 

At Alghero, Ryanair will base 1 brand new Boeing 737-800 series aircraft, it will operate 18 routes to/from the North Sardinian city, delivering 1.2 million passengers p.a., sustaining 1,200 local jobs, and saving visitors to/from Alghero more than EUR130m over the high fares and fuel surcharges presently levied by Alitalia.
 
At its Cagliari base, Ryanair will start with 2 new based aircraft, offering 19 routes. These two new Italian bases will in 2009 increase Ryanair’s presence in Italy to 7 bases (Rome, Milan, Pisa, Bologna, Forli, Alghero and Cagliari).

To celebrate these new bases and routes, Ryanair released 1 million GBP5 (all inclusive) seats for travel in November, December and January. 



(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 22-Oct-08

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