The West's Awake: New Ryanair base at SNN!

[akerosid]

According to iWON:

Ireland's no-frills airline Ryanair Holdings PLC (RYAAY) will Tuesday announce Shannon Airport as a new base, a source close to the company said Monday.

"Chief executive officer Michael O'Leary will announce that a new base will be established at Shannon Airport Tuesday and will be flying down there tomorrow morning," the source said.

Although the source wouldn't give details, there's been speculation that Ryanair arranged a five-year, 50 cent landing charge at new routes at Shannon, compared to average charge of EUR7.50.

With Ryanair expected to go ahead with its Shannon announcement, the decision - plus recently announced additional Irish routes - is the most significant Irish move in about 10 years, analysts say.

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No word yet on how many aircraft or routes (the LPL route is operated by an LPL aircraft, so that isn't included), but it does sound significant and perhaps carries a message to the Dublin Airport Authority.

[Tom the Tenor]

I think there is talk of about 4 new routes ex SNN. What are the chances of Gerona, Murcia, Bergamo (Milan) and one joker in the pack, maybe one of the Stockholms, Vasteras or Skavsta? Or even Manchester? Should be interesting tomorrow!

From charges of about Euro 7.50 to 50 cent? Wow, if true, that will be some stroke! Wonder how the other airlines offering services from SNN will feel about any such deal? Cant wait until tomorrow to see what kind of deal the Dublin Airport Authority have signed off on for SNN.

[nickmanl]

is it me, or does the ryanair website already have Shannon listed as a base?

[akerosid]

Actually, you're right, Nickmanl, they have a small base at SNN, but there's only one 738 at the moment (recently upgraded from a -200) and they only serve BVA and STN. However, tomorrow's announcement should see a considerable increase in this, with up to four -800s being based there and various new routes being introduced.

Good for the local economy and here's hoping it will bring about the promised growth.

[dwlpl]

the LPL route is operated by an LPL aircraft You will find that the route is served by a Shannon based aircraft, arr Liverpool 2120 - dep LPL 2145 from 3rd May.

[Powerjet1]

RYANAIR INVESTS $240 MILLION IN SHANNON

NEW BASE TO DELIVER 2 MILLION PASSENGERS P.A.
TO CREATE OVER 2,000 NEW JOBS







Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 low fares airline today (30th Nov 2004) unveiled Shannon Airport as its 12th major European Base. From May 3rd next Ryanair will allocate up to four Boeing 737-800 series aircraft to Shannon, and will operate a network of 14 low fare scheduled routes to the UK and Continental Europe. Ryanair has guaranteed to deliver 1.3 million passengers in the first year of this base, rising to 2 million passengers by year 5.

According to ACI figures, these 2m p.a. passengers will generate 2,000 new jobs in the Shannon region, with the first 200 of these being direct Ryanair employees (pilots, cabin crew, engineers etc) whose recruitment will begin immediately.

The routes announced by Ryanair from Shannon include 6 UK destinations as well as
8 European destinations, and all the new routes are launched at fares that are at least half the price of the high fares presently charged by Aer Lingus (or their equivalent) on European routes from Cork and Dublin. Shannon Airport will now become the low fares airport of Ireland.

SHANNON TO UK Lowest Fare SHANNON TO EUROPE Lowest Fare
Glasgow (PIK)* €10 Barcelona (GRO) €25
Liverpool* €15 Brussels (CRL)* €15
London Luton €10 Dusseldorf (NRN) €20
London Gatwick €10 Frankfurt (HHN)* €30
London Stansted* €10 Hamburg (LBC) €20
Nottingham (EMA) €15 Milan (BGY) €25
Paris (BVA)* €15
Stockholm (NYO) €30

*Existing Route

Announcing this $240m base in Shannon, Ryanair’s CEO, Michael O’Leary, said:

“This base revolutionises the future growth of Shannon Airport. It would not have been possible without the vision and tenacity of the new Shannon Airport Authority led by Chairman, Mr Pat Shanahan. In less than two months since their appointment, the Board of Shannon has won this biggest ever single investment in Irish tourism, despite intense competition from seven other low cost European Airports. Had the contract not been signed last week, these aircraft would have gone instead to Italy to take up opportunities created by the collapse of Volare. Instead Ryanair will invest $240 million in Shannon in the next 12 months and we have guaranteed to deliver 2 million passengers p.a. within 5 years which is double Shannon’s existing traffic. This new traffic will lead to the creation of 2,000 new jobs here in the Shannon region.”

“Today’s announcement vindicates the policy of former Minister for Transport, Seamus Brennan, TD and the Government to break up the Aer Rianta monopoly and allow Cork and Shannon Airports the freedom to compete with Dublin. This new base will make Shannon Airport the low cost gateway to Ireland and promote tourism access to Ireland’s western seaboard for UK and European visitors. We will use Ryanair’s enormous presence in Continental Europe to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors to the West of Ireland on a year round basis. We look forward to working closely with Tourism Ireland and the industry here in the Mid-West to ensure that these visitors keep coming again and again”.

“This new base means that passengers using Shannon Airport will now enjoy air fares that are at least half the price of Aer Lingus (and others) lowest air fares from Dublin and Cork to Europe. Dubliners will now be forced to drive to Shannon for low fare access to Europe which again shows the pressing need for Bertie Ahern’s Government make a decision on a competing second terminal at Dublin Airport. The new Board at Shannon Airport have shown that enormous tourism and job growth is possible if decisions are taken quickly. We call yet again on the Taoiseach to put the interests of Irish consumers and tourism first, and allow a competing second terminal to be built at Dublin Airport as a matter of utmost urgency”.


Ryanair Shannon Prices are half that of Aer Lingus
Shannon Route Ryanair Price Competitor Price Routes (Operator)
London STN €10 €32.44 SNN-LHR (ALingus)
London LTN €10 €32.44 SNN-LHR (ALingus)
London LGW €10 €32.44 SNN-LHR (ALingus)
Glasgow PIK €10 €19.66 DUB-GLA (ALingus)
Liverpool €15 €29.50 ORK-MAN (BMIbaby)
Nottingham €15 €29.00 ORK-EMA (ALingus)
Paris BVA €15 €44.95 ORK-CDG (ALingus)
Brussels CRL €15 €39.66 DUB-BRU (ALingus)
Dusseldorf €20 €43.66 DUB-DUS (ALingus)
Frankfurt €30 €64.33 DUB-FRA (ALingus)
Hamburg €20 €39.66 DUB-HAM (ALingus)
Barcelona €25 €54.95 DUB-BCN (ALingus)
Milan €25 €50.00 DUB-MIL (ALingus)
Stockholm €30 €766.00 DUB-STO (SAS)

[nickmanl]

More LTN flights!!! TBI (or that new spanish company) better get start getting that easytent shifted!

[ebenezer]

More LTN flights!!! TBI (or that new spanish company) better get start getting that easytent shifted!

easyJet/FLS is in negotiation with Monarch Aircraft Engineering to lease one of the hangars located on the west side of Luton's Main Apron. This will free up x 2 narrow-body stands on Luton's East Apron. One additional stand over and above the three that are currently being created is needed to accommodate x 3 more RYR Boeing 737s that MOL is seeking to base at Luton from late Summer 2005.

The daily Shannon/Luton service will be operated by a Shannon-based aircraft, additional to those based at Luton. This route is expected to carry around 100,000 pax in its first year.

On the corporate scene, Luton's traffic is 20% up on last year, with a further increase anticipated by Signature and Harrods in 2005.

But can the roads and airspace cope.....?????

Let's hope so!!!

:uhoh:

[Tom the Tenor]

The news today is that a worker director from SIPTU on the new Dublin Airport Authority board which had to rubber stamp the new Shannon arrangement with Ryanair has resigned over the lack of consultation on the deal.

The new deal with Ryanair sees them paying just 50 cent per passenger in airport charges and then receiving up to 2 Euro per passenger in marketing support in it's first year of operating the new routes. Guess that must be a net loss of Euro 1.50 per pax for the first year!?

Even though Shannon and Cork both now have their own boards all deals have to be approved by the Dublin Airport Authority board until full independance is achieved next April.