SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May 2007
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F.....
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
Yes ..... No ..X..
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
9 NEW RYANAIR ROUTES FROM BARCELONA
BILLUND, BRATISLAVA, FEZ, GRANADA, GRAZ, HAMBURG,
MALTA, MARRAKESH & WROCLAW
1 MILLION FREE SEATS - NO TAXES, NO FEES, NO CHARGES
Ryanair, Spain's largest low fares airline today (Wednesday, 16th May 2007)
announced 9 new routes from Barcelona Girona, which go on sale today on
www.ryanair.com. These 9 new routes will start in October when Ryanair increases
its Barcelona based aircraft from 7 to 9.
To celebrate, Ryanair also launched 1 million FREE seats across Europe which are
available for travel in June and the first half of July and can be booked until
midnight Monday. Nobody beats Ryanair's low fares. That's guaranteed.
Announcing the new routes, Ryanair's CEO, Michael O'Leary, said:
"With this expansion Ryanair will deliver 5m passengers p.a. at
Barcelona Girona, sustaining 5,000 jobs and a visitor spend of EUR500m in
the Catalan region. Today's 9 new routes are good news for Spanish
consumers who will enjoy Spain's lowest fares to even more destinations.
"Today, we are also launching a new price war by giving away 1 million
free seats - no taxes, no fees, no charges. Only Ryanair guarantees the
lowest fares. If any passenger finds a cheaper fare on the same route with
another airline, we will pay double the difference. Only Ryanair offers the
lowest fares in Spain - GUARANTEED.*
"These 9 new routes** go on sale today and we urge all passengers to
log onto www.ryanair.com immediately, as these 1 million free seats will be
snapped up in record time".
Route Starts Frequency
Billund Oct 4 weekly
Bratislava Nov 4 weekly
Fez Oct 3 weekly
Granada Nov** 10 weekly
Graz Nov 3 weekly
Hamburg Oct 3 weekly
Malta Oct 3 weekly
Marrakesh Nov 3 weekly
Wroclaw Oct 2 weekly
**Goes on sale 1st July
*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 WWW.RYANAIR.COM
FOR DETAILS OF RYANAIR'S 'PRICE GUARANTEE
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Ends. Wednesday, 16th May 2007
Peter Sherrard - Ryanair Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants
Tel: 00 353 1 812 1228 Tel: 00 353 1 4980 300
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
Date: 16 May, 2007
By:___/s/ James Callaghan____
James Callaghan
Company Secretary & Finance Director