47 ROUTES, 2.8M PAX P.A. FROM MARCH 2012
Ryanair announced it would open its 49th EU base at Palma Airport in March 2012 with 4 based aircraft operating 47 routes (17 new), delivering 2.8m passengers p.a., and sustaining up to 2,800 Balearic jobs.
In addition to Ryanair’s existing 30 Palma routes, the airline will open 17 new routes from Palma to Aarhus, Cork, Gothenburg, Haugesund, Kaunas, Krakow, Maastricht, Malaga, Magdeburg, Marseille, Oslo, Paris Beauvais, Poznan, Santander, Santiago, Stockholm, and Tampere, all of which are on sale on www.ryanair.com and bring to 47 the number of routes offered from Palma by Ryanair in summer 2012.
In Palma, Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said:
“Ryanair is delighted to announce Palma as our 49th base with a total of 47 routes on sale on www.ryanair.com for summer 2012. Now Palma consumers/ visitors can beat the recession by switching to Ryanair’s lowest fares and enjoy our no fuel surcharge guarantee to 47 exciting destinations. Ryanair’s traffic of 2.8m p.a. will sustain up to 2,800 jobs at Palma Airport and in the tourism industry on the island of Mallorca.”
