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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of February
2019
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin
Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual
reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F..X.. Form 40-F
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information
contained
in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the
Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange
Act of
1934.
Yes
No ..X..
If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant
in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
RYANAIR TO OPEN NEW TOULOUSE BASE IN WINTER 2019
20 ROUTES (11 NEW), 1M CUSTOMERS P.A. & 21%
GROWTH
Ryanair,
Europe's No.1 airline, today (20 Feb) announced it will open a
new base at Toulouse, from October 2019, as part of its Winter 2019
schedule, with 2 based aircraft (an investment of $200m) and 20
routes (11 new - connecting 7 countries)
to/from Alicante,Brest, Budapest, Lille,
Luxembourg, Marseille, Oujda, Palermo, Porto,
Tangier and Valencia, which will deliver 1m customers p.a. at
Toulouse Airport.
Ryanair's
new Toulouse base will deliver:
● 2 based aircraft ($200m
investment)
● 11 new routes to Alicante (2 pw), Brest (3),
Budapest (2), Lille (daily), Luxembourg
(3), Marseille (daily), Oujda (2), Palermo
(2), Porto (3), Tangier (2) & Valencia
(2)
● 20 routes in total
● 1 million customers p.a.
(+21%)
● 60 new Ryanair jobs
● 750* "on-site" jobs p.a.
Toulouse
consumers and visitors can now book their holidays as far out as
March 2020, enjoying even lower fares and Ryanair's 2019 customer
care improvements, including:
● Lowest Fares - find a cheaper fare within 3 hours, get
paid the difference plus €5 MyRyanair
credit
● Punctuality - deliver 90% target (excl. ATC) or 5% off
following month's air fares
● New Max
Aircraft - new interiors,
more legroom, more seats, greenest aircraft -
April
● Customer Care
Charter - EU261 claims
processed in 10 days, new 24/7 support, connect in 2
mins
● Care
Improvements - 48-hour
free of charge grace period for changes to
bookings
● Environmental
Improvements - carbon
offset programme & plastic free in 5 years
● New Ryanair
Choice - €199 annual
fee for free seats, fast-track & priority boarding for freq.
guests
● Digital
Improvements - new fare
finder, sports tickets, bespoke travel guides & faster
mobile
To
celebrate the launch of its new base, Ryanair has launched a seat
sale on its European network with fares available from just
€19.99, for travel in October, which must be booked by
midnight Friday (22 Feb) on the Ryanair.com website.
In Toulouse, Ryanair's Chief Commercial Officer, David O'Brien
said:
"We are delighted to announce a
$200 million aircraft investment at Ryanair's third French base in
Toulouse Airport, which will deliver 1m customers p.a., create 60
Ryanair pilot and cabin crew jobs and support 750* airport
jobs.
We are also pleased
to announce the launch of our biggest ever Toulouse winter
schedule, with 20 routes, including 11 new routes to and from
exciting cities such as Budapest, Oujda,and Tangier. To
celebrate we are releasing seats for sale on our network from
€19.99 for travel in October, available for booking until
midnight on Friday (22 Feb). Since these amazing low fares will be
snapped up quickly, customers should log
onto www.ryanair.com to
avoid missing out."
Philippe Crébassa, Chairman of the Board of Toulouse-Blagnac
Airport, said:
"We are very pleased that Ryanair is strengthening its presence in
Toulouse. The opening of a base with two aircraft will allow to
develop the offer of the company from the Pink City. The 11 new
routes announced by Ryanair are also excellent news for the
attractiveness of Occitanie in Europe."
ENDS
*ACI research confirms up to 750 'on-site' jobs are sustained at
international airports for every 1m passengers
For further information
please contact:
Robin
Kiely
Yann Delomez
Ryanair
DAC
Ryanair DAC
Tel:
+353-1-9451949
Tel: +353-1-99451794
press@ryanair.com
delomezy@ryanair.com
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
Date: 20
February,
2019
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By:___/s/
Juliusz Komorek____
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Juliusz
Komorek
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Company
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