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Old 15th Dec 2009, 13:32
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The flight reductions from Dublin seem to continue over the Summer. In mid-October FR already started selling the tickets for the DUB-TMP route for the period end March till the end of the season. Yesterday all flights have disappeared from the booking system. If not switching to Helsinki, what is unlikely, it looks like the next route originating from Dublin is to be totally discontinued.

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Here in Finland, I've observed the surge of interest in Lappeenranta flights coming from across the Russian border.

The English-language Sankt-Petersburg Times has published an opinion of Mr. Sergei Korneyev, the head of the northwestern branch of the Russian Tourism Union. “It’s very likely that the flight will be popular, particularly during the economic crisis when everyone is trying to save money. Many people in St. Petersburg already take budget flights to Europe from the airports of Riga, Tallinn and Helsinki. Such trips may not be very convenient because of the transfers, but there’s no doubt that they allow you to save money,” said Korneyev. The newspaper interviewed also Ryanair's McNamara, whose answer was pretty brusque: “Our target group is very broad. We’re interested in anyone who has a form of payment and a pulse,” that's all what McNamara was able to say.

A dozen of Russian-language articles were much more passionate. In spite of my very unsatisfactory school knowledge of Russian, I'll try to translate you some fragments.

О присутствии Ryanair в аэропорту Лаппеенранты давно мечтали любители дешевых авиаперевозок.
The lovers of cheap air travel have long dreamed of Ryanair's presence at the airport of Lappeenranta. (Gorod 812).

По различным оценкам, спрос на бюджетные полеты в Европу может составить минимум 20-30 тыс. пассажиров в месяц только в Петербурге. Если взять соседние регионы, то очевидно, что выбор Лаппеенранты откроет Ryanair путь на огромный российский рынок и будет экономически оправдан.
According to various estimates, the demand for budget flights to Europe could reach at least 20-30 thousand passengers per month only in St. Petersburg. If you take also the neighboring regions, it is obvious that the choice of Lappeenranta will open Ryanair the way for Russia's huge market and be economically justified. (Ratanews)

70 000 жителей Лаппеенранты и окрестностей рейс точно не загрузят. Прицел взят на Питер, до которого всего 200 км. До Лаппеенранты можно доехать микроавтобусом за 15 евро, или на своей машине. Парковка в местном аэропорту стоит в два раза дешевле пулковской (4 евро в день). Проблема только в непредсказуемых очередях на КПП в Брусничном, за 15 км от аэропорта.
70 000 residents of Lappeenranta is not enough for a flight load. The sight is taken to Petersburg only 200 km away. Lappeenranta can be reached by minibus for 15 euros, or by own car. Parking at the local airport is two times cheaper than Pulkovo (4 euros per day). The only problem is the unpredictable queuing at a checkpoint in Brusnichnoe, 15 km from the airport. (St. Peterburzhets)

Лаппеенранта уведет пассажиров из Пулково. Лаппеенранта находится к Петербургу ближе, чем к Хельсинки и Тампере, откуда сейчас летают бюджетные авиакомпании. И появление в местном аэропорту дискаунтеров может спровоцировать отток пассажиров из Пулково-2. Если в Лаппеенранту действительно придет Ryanair, летать из финского города будет значительно дешевле, чем из питерского Пулково-2, - даже с учетом затрат на бензин и парковку или трансфер из Петербурга в Лаппеенранту.
Lappeenranta will drive away passengers from Pulkovo. Located closer to St. Petersburg than Helsinki and Tampere, where the budget airlines now fly, the discounters may provoke outflow of passengers from the Pulkovo-2. Flying from the Finnish city will be much cheaper than from the St. Petersburg Pulkovo-2 - even taking into account the cost of petrol and parking or shuttle service from St. Petersburg to Lappeenranta. (812 online)

Бюджетные авиаперевозчики окружили Петербург. Ирландский лоукостер Ryanair объявил, что в апреле начет полеты из аэропорта финского города Лаппенранта, который находится всего в 200 км от Петербурга. Из–за политики российских авиационных властей цены на полеты из России лоукостерами значительно отличаются от установленных в соседних государствах Европы. Поэтому многие путешественники предпочитают добираться наземным транспортом до Хельсинки, Тампере, Риги или Таллина, а уже оттуда лететь в Европу.
Budget carriers have surrounded Petersburg. Low-coster Irish Ryanair has announced that it will start flights from the airport of Lappeenranta, which is located just (!) 200 kilometers from St. Petersburg. Because of the Russian aviation authorities' policy of prices on flights from Russia differ significantly from those established in the neighboring countries of Europe. That's why many travelers prefer to travel by road to Helsinki, Tampere, Riga or Tallinn, and from there fly to Europe. (Delovoi Peterburg)


Anyway, the Russians seem to have much more expectations concerning this route and are much more optimistic than Ryanair itself...
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