Ryanair opens 17 new Greek routes to Kos, Rhodes and Thessaloniki
Monday 7, February 2011
Ryanair has announced 17 new routes, including routes to currently un-served markets, to the Greek holiday destinations of Kos, Rhodes and Thessaloniki from April 2011.
Ryanair now offers 30 Greek routes to/from Kos, Rhodes, Volos and Thessaloniki. Ryanair’s Greek traffic will grow to over 700,000 passengers in 2011 sustaining up to 700 jobs and delivering over €350m in tourism revenues for the benefit of the local economy.
Ryanair celebrated its 30 Greek routes in 2011 by launching a 1 million €6 seat sale for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in late February and March which are available for booking until midnight Monday (7th Feb). Ryanair’s 17 new Greek routes go on sale on www.ryanair.com on Friday 4th Feb.
Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said:
“Ryanair is delighted to boost Greek tourism and the Greek economy with 17 new low fare routes to Kos, Rhodes and Thessaloniki, including new routes to currently un-served markets such as Lithuania. Ryanair’s 30 Greek routes will deliver 700,000 passengers p.a. sustain 700 local jobs and ensure over €350m to the local economy.
“To celebrate our 17 new routes Ryanair is launching 1million €6 seats, for travel across Europe in late February and March which are available for booking until midnight Monday. Since seats at these crazy low prices will be snapped up quickly, we urge passengers to book them today on www.ryanair.com.”
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