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Ryanair was Europe's original low fares airline and is still Europe's largest low fares carrier. In the current year Ryanair will carry over 42m passengers on 454 low fare routes across 24 European countries. We have 19 European bases and by the end of March 2007 Ryanair will operate a fleet of 134 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft with firm orders for a further 117 new aircraft (net of planned disposals), which will be delivered over the next 5 years. These additional aircraft will allow Ryanair to double in size to over 84m passengers p.a. by 2012. Ryanair currently employs a team of 4,200 people, comprising over 25 different nationalities.
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Among Ryanair's main low-cost competitors are easyJet, Monarch Airlines, bmibaby,Centralwings, Air Berlin, Germanwings, Transavia, Jet2, SkyEurope, Vueling, Wizz Air, Flybe, Thomsonfly and TUIfly. In 2004 approximately 60 new low-cost airlines were formed. Despite traditionally being a full-service airline, Aer Lingus moved to a low-fares strategy from 2002, leading to much more intense competition with Ryanair on Irish routes.
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Ryanair has had a busy week announcing that from March 2005 it will base up to four 189-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft at Liverpool to operate fights to 13 destinations. Currently operating to Dublin and Gerona the airline is adding Cork, Granada, Limoges, Milan, Nimes, Murcia, Pisa, Reus, Rome, Shannon and Treviso (Venice). From Blackpool, 60 miles to the north but ... in Lancashire, Girona will join Dublin and Stansted as Ryanair routes. The airline has also stepped in to help with the crisis created by the failure of Volare. The airline has announced a new twice daily service from Paris (Beauvais) to Treviso which is Ryanair's 65th international route. Ryanair now flies on nine of the 11 international routes previously flown by Volare from Italy to other EU destinations.
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Ryanair's now has a number of low-cost competitors. In 2004 approximately 60 new low-cost airlines were formed. Despite traditionally being a full-service airline, Aer Lingus moved to a low-fares strategy from 2002, leading to much more intense competition with Ryanair on Irish routes.
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Ryanair is to fly Stansted to Brno (Czech Republic), Granada (Spain), Wroclow (Poland), as well as from Gatwick to Knock (Ireland), all the routes starting from the early months of next year. Also from Stansted, Cork is going up to four daily as is Shannon and to complement the existing Luton daily operation Nimes is ... to be served from the NE London airport. On Monday morning (22 November) Michael O'Leary himself is due to hold a press conference at Liverpool Airport (Ryanair already flies three a day to Dublin) where he is expected to unveil more routes. easyJet is the biggest operator presently at Liverpool. http://www.ryanair.com Nov 22, 2004
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Ryanair began its operations in 1985, and since 1991, Ryanair has made profitable growth at high margins. It now offers low cost air travel to 12 countries over 56 routes. Ryanair placed a US $2 billion order for 45 new Boeing 737-800 series aircraft and has received 20 so far. It ... currently operates 21 Boeing 737-200 series aircraft. Currently, Ryanair employs more than 1,400 people and will fly over 9.5 million passengers in the financial year ending 31.03.02. In 2001 the company launched 13 new routes from Ryanairs first European base at Brussels Charleroi and six new low fare routes from London Stansted.
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