Ryanair axes three routes, cuts six others to make way for new services |
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LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Budget airline Ryanair Holdings said it is closing three routes and cutting back six others to make way for eight new services.Ryanair said it will close three routes in November, from Shannon to Bournemouth, Lodz in Poland, and Rome.It also said services between Shannon and Biarritz, Carcassonne, Milan, Murcia, Nantes and Venice will switch to a summer-only basis, between April and October ,to accommodate the eight new routes from the airport in west Ireland.The new destinations from Shannon include Birmingham, Dublin, Fuerteventura, Kaunas in Lithuania, Leeds, Luton, Riga in Latvia and Tenerife.From November, Ryanair will also increase the frequency of its Edinburgh service to daily and Manchester to six times a week.Ryanair said the expansion includes its first domestic route from Shannon, to Dublin, and brings the number of destinations offered from the airport to 31.Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary said the airline expects its expanded operation at Shannon to attract 1.7 million passengers annually.'This will deliver a visitor spend of 250 mln eur and support 1,700 jobs in the West,' he said. 'In the space of just two years, Ryanair has delivered dramatic tourism and economic growth for Shannon and the West as promised.'philip.waller@thomson.compaw/ejbCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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