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News Release
02.12.04
RYANAIR RESCUES 30,000 VOLARE PASSENGERS
AND ANNOUNCES RECRUITMENT OPEN DAY FOR
VOLARE PILOTS
Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 low fares airline, today (Thursday, 2nd December 2004) announced that by midnight tonight, over 30,000 ex-Volare passengers, stranded after the airline’s collapse, will have taken up Ryanair’s offer of FREE tickets on Ryanair’s international routes.
Ryanair also announced today that it is to host a recruitment open day in Italy next week for Volare Pilots. The recruitment open day will be held on Thursday 9th December 2004 in Venice, (Volare’s main base city). Venue details will soon be available on
www.*
Commenting on today’s announcements, Ryanair’s Head of Communications, Paul Fitzsimmons said:
“Even before the unfortunate but inevitable collapse of Volare, Ryanair was Italy’s second largest airline. Our offer of free flights for stranded Volare passengers (which ends tonight at midnight) will result in over 30,000 Volare passengers being re-united with family and friends by travelling with Ryanair for free*, after losing the air fare paid to Volare. We warmly welcome our new passengers, and they can be assured that by flying with Ryanair, they are flying with Europe’s No.1 low fares airline.
“As well as saving thousands of stranded Volare passengers, Ryanair is also concentrating on saving lost Volare jobs. We will be hosting a Recruitment Open Day for out of work Volare pilots next week in Venice, Volare’s home base city. The Open Day will give Volare pilots the opportunity to talk to Ryanair about working for Europe’s No. 1 low fares airline, and Europe’s No. 1 earnings airline. We expect a strong turnout from Volare pilots anxious to secure a long-term future with Ryanair”.
* Free flight = € zero fare but the passenger pays any relevant Government taxes and airport charges.