NEW RYANAIR ROUTES FROM EAST MIDLANDS

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News Release
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17.05.07
NEW RYANAIR ROUTES FROM EAST MIDLANDS TO BUDAPEST AND RIGA

1 MILLION FREE SEATS - NO TAXES, NO FEES, NO CHARGES

Ryanair today (17 May) announced two new routes from Nottingham East Midlands
- to Budapest and Riga - starting in October.

Ryanair is East Midlands' largest airline and will carry 1.8m passengers to / from the airport this year.

Ryanair also launched a new European price war by giving away 1 million FREE seats. Only Ryanair guarantees* the lowest fares. If any passenger finds a cheaper fare on the same route with another airline, Ryanair will refund double the difference. Only Ryanair offers the lowest fares, GUARANTEED*.

Announcing the new routes, Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary said: "These new routes will connect East Midlands to two of Eastern Europe's most exciting cities and mark the start of flights to Ryanair's 132nd airport, Budapest.

"Ryanair now serves 28 destinations from East Midlands, generates a visitor spend of £150m and supports over 1800 jobs in the region.

"These new routes go on sale today and we urge all passengers to log onto http://www.ryanair.com immediately, as these 1 million free seats will be snapped up in record time."

*FIND CHEAPER THAN RYANAIR WITH ANY OTHER AIRLINE AND WE'LL GIVE YOU DOUBLE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RYANAIR'S FARE AND THE COMPETITOR'S FARE. SEE http://WWW.RYANAIR.COM FOR DETAILS OF RYANAIR'S 'PRICE GUARANTEE'.