Bet this news will make all the Ryanair haters on this board mad its unreal the amount of people on this forum that hate Ryanair wonder if its beause its Irish. Personally I am very proud of them and they way they turned the Aviation industry on its head to allow cheap flights to everyone that were unable to afford them before Ryanair started.
04.12.12
Ryanair To Grow 400,000 Pax & 400 Jobs In Scotland In 2013
6 NEW ROUTES, 1.8M PASSENGERS (1,800 JOBS) AT EDINBURGH
2 NEW ROUTES, 1.4M PASSENGERS (1,400 JOBS) AT PRESTWICK
Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (4 Dec) announced significant summer 2013 growth in Scotland, with 38 routes (6 new) at Edinburgh and 27 routes (2 new) at Glasgow Prestwick, which will deliver a combined total of over 3m passengers and sustain over 3,000* “on site jobs” at both Edinburgh and Glasgow Prestwick airports.
Ryanair cut its winter 2012 schedule at Edinburgh following the breakdown of cost negotiations with the previous owners of Edinburgh, the BAA. After reaching agreement with Edinburgh Airport’s new owners, Global Infrastructure Partners, Ryanair will now grow again at
Edinburgh as follows:
- 38 routes (up 11%).
- 6 new routes to/from Bologna, Beziers, Cagliari, Corfu, Katowice & Santander
- Increased frequencies on 5 other routes
- From 232 to 246 weekly flights (up 5%).
- From 1.6m to 1.8m pax p.a (up 11%).
- 1,800* jobs at Edinburgh Airport.
Ryanair will also grow at
Glasgow Prestwick as follows:
- 27 routes (up 7%).
- 2 new routes to/from Rzeszow & Warsaw Modlin
- Increased frequencies on 4 other routes
- From 86 to 95 weekly flights (up 10%).
- From 1.2m to 1.4m pax p.a (up 6%).
- 1,400* jobs at Edinburgh Airport.