Ryanair, according to Reuters, has applied for slots in order to base nine Boeing 737-800s at Berlin (Tegel) in order to compete with easyJet. This is in addition to the nine aircraft Ryanair has based at Berlin (Schoenefeld).
Copyright Photo:ย Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS WL EI-EXE (msn 40321) TFS (Paul Bannwarth). Image: 923310.
Ryanair (Dublin) has announced a new base at Ponta Delgada Airport in the Azores. The Azores will be the Irish budget carrierโs 72nd base, and fourth in Portugal. Ryanair released the following statement:
โRyanair, Europeโs favorite low fares airline, today announced it will open its fourth Portuguese base in the Azores from April 2015 with one based Boeing 737-800 and three new routes to London Stansted, Lisbon and Porto.”
The ultra low-cost carrier is also in discussions with the government of the Azores about possible services to Terceira and additional international flights to the islands.
In other news, ch-aviation is reporting Ryanair CEO Michael OโLeary has revealed that the carrier is planning to lease seven aircraft to cover next yearโs summer high season.
The airline currently operates 302 Boeing 737-800s on flights covering 180 destinations scattered throughout Europe and North Africa.
This year, the carrier wet leased four Boeing 737-400s, split between AirExplore (Bratislava) and Air Contractors (Dublin), three Boeing 737-800s from flydubai (Dubai), and a maiden Airbus A320-200 from defunct Italian carrier Livingston Compania Aerea (2nd) (Milan), for the duration of the summer
Reported by Oliver Wilcock, Assistant Editor, from Manchester.
Copyright Photo: Paul Bannwarth/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-8AS EI-EXE (msn 40321) gracefully climbs away from Tenerife Sur.
Ryanair aircraft slide show:
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