Eindhoven is Ryanair’s second Dutch base (following the opening of Maastricht in December) with one-based aircraft and 31 routes, which will deliver up to 1.7m passengers p.a. and sustain 1,700* “on-site” jobs, as Ryanair invests over $85m at Eindhoven Airport.
Ryanair also opened its second base in Poland at Krakow, with two-based aircraft and 31 routes, which will deliver up to 1.6m passengers p.a. and sustain 1,600* “on-site” jobs, representing a $170m investment at Krakow Airport.
Zadar, meanwhile, is Ryanair’s first Croatian base, with one-based aircraft and 17 routes, which will deliver up to 300,000 passengers p.a. and sustain 300 “on-site” jobs, as Ryanair invests over $85m at Zadar Airport.
Ryanair celebrated the opening of its three new bases by launching a 100,000 seat sale across its entire European network, with prices starting from just £12 for travel in May, which are available for booking until midnight (24:00hrs) Monday (8 Apr).
Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said:
“Ryanair is delighted to open its newest bases at Eindhoven, Krakow and Zadar, our 52nd, 53rd and 54th bases, with three further bases set to open at Chania, Fez and Marrakech this month, bringing our total base network to 57.
To celebrate the opening of our newest bases, we are launching a 100,000 seat sale with fares starting from £12 for travel across Europe in May, which are available for booking until midnight Monday (8 Apr). Since seats at these crazy low prices will be snapped up quickly, we urge passengers to book them immediately on www.ryanair.com.”
* ACI confirms up to 1,000 ‘on-site’ jobs per 1m passengers