stevobeevo
27th Jan 2002, 23:32
The article below was taken from the Bournemouth Echo website (www.thisisbournemouth.co.uk)
NO-frills airline Ryanair's next new route out of Bournemouth is most likely to be an Italian destination.
Ryanair - which launches flights from Bournemouth to Frankfurt Hahn on February 14 - already has its eye on the next new route.
Corporate accounts manager Mr Kell Ryan said: "We are looking are 30 airports in Europe but Italy will probably be next." That could be as early as 2003 as Ryanair takes delivery of more aircraft.
Ryanair already flies to a series of Italian destinations from Stansted, Frankfurt and Brussels - Venice, Milan, Turin, Pisa, Genoa, Verona, Forli, Ancona, Pescara and Alghero (Sardinia).
On Thursday the budget airline announced headline fares of £9 one way to Frankfurt Hahn. Flights will be in a new Boeing 737-800, capacity 189 passengers.
Securing a route to Europe's banking capital Frankfurt is a major success for Bournemouth International Airport.
Not only is Frankfurt a vitally important business destination in its own right, but Hahn (a former US fighter base) opens up continental Europe to Bournemouth with a series of transfer flight opportunities.
Ryanair alone flies from Frankfurt Hahn to destinations including Oslo, Milan, Pisa, Pescara, Montpellier and Perpignan.
Ryanair's first route from Bournemouth International Airport to Dublin has been a major success, carrying more than 80,000 people per year.
"We're delighted with Bournemouth. The area here is amazing. There are so many attractions and a lively nightclub scene," said Kell Ryan, brother of Ryanair founder, Tony Ryan.
NO-frills airline Ryanair's next new route out of Bournemouth is most likely to be an Italian destination.
Ryanair - which launches flights from Bournemouth to Frankfurt Hahn on February 14 - already has its eye on the next new route.
Corporate accounts manager Mr Kell Ryan said: "We are looking are 30 airports in Europe but Italy will probably be next." That could be as early as 2003 as Ryanair takes delivery of more aircraft.
Ryanair already flies to a series of Italian destinations from Stansted, Frankfurt and Brussels - Venice, Milan, Turin, Pisa, Genoa, Verona, Forli, Ancona, Pescara and Alghero (Sardinia).
On Thursday the budget airline announced headline fares of £9 one way to Frankfurt Hahn. Flights will be in a new Boeing 737-800, capacity 189 passengers.
Securing a route to Europe's banking capital Frankfurt is a major success for Bournemouth International Airport.
Not only is Frankfurt a vitally important business destination in its own right, but Hahn (a former US fighter base) opens up continental Europe to Bournemouth with a series of transfer flight opportunities.
Ryanair alone flies from Frankfurt Hahn to destinations including Oslo, Milan, Pisa, Pescara, Montpellier and Perpignan.
Ryanair's first route from Bournemouth International Airport to Dublin has been a major success, carrying more than 80,000 people per year.
"We're delighted with Bournemouth. The area here is amazing. There are so many attractions and a lively nightclub scene," said Kell Ryan, brother of Ryanair founder, Tony Ryan.