Three weeks after Ryanair announce an expansion freeze in the UK due to the "suicidal" APD tax they announce an...er.....um.....expansion in the UK.....?
You're confused because you haven't taken time to read or understand what they meant by their 'expansion freeze in the UK'. Quoting yet again from Form 20F:
Ryanair announced its decision to temporarily freeze all growth at its existing U.K. bases from June 16, 2009 onwards. Ryanair plans to review the freeze of U.K. bases at the end of 2009; any changes in the announced policy will be dependent upon the recovery of the U.K. economy, the status of the U.K.’s APD tourist tax and any other relevant factors (such as airport growth incentives).
Leeds Bradford is a new base so still represents a growth opportunity, even with the existence of an APD.
Strange that it was on the front page of every newspaper when they announced they were cutting and running, yet ix_touring had to scour the internet to find an article telling us they were sneaking back in.....
That's the problem with a lot of the media these days, they love headlines but tend to neglect content.