FRANKFURT MAIN WINTER 2017 SCHEDULE LAUNCHED
20 NEW ROUTES, 2.3m CUSTOMERS, 7 BASED AIRCRAFT
Ryanair today (28 Feb) launched its first Frankfurt Main winter schedule (2017), with 7 based aircraft (an investment of $700m), 20 new routes to Athens, Barcelona, Brindisi, Catania, Glasgow, Gran Canaria, Krakow, Lanzarote, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Pisa, Porto, Seville, Tenerife, Toulouse, Valencia and Venice (24 routes in total), which will deliver over 2.3m customers p.a. and support 1,750* jobs at Frankfurt Airport.
Ryanair will connect Frankfurt Main with major business centres on high frequency, low fare services including Barcelona (daily), London (2 daily), Lisbon (daily), Madrid (daily) and Milan (daily) on lower fares, making Ryanair the ideal choice for German business and leisure customers, and these new Frankfurt routes will go on sale on the Ryanair.com website later this week.
Ryanair’s Frankfurt Winter 2017 schedule will deliver:
- 7 based aircraft
- 20 new routes: Athens (daily), Barcelona (daily), Brindisi (3 wkly), Catania (4), Glasgow (daily), Gran Canaria (2 wkly), Krakow (daily), Lanzarote (2 wkly), Lisbon (daily), London (2 daily), Madrid (daily), Manchester (6 wkly), Milan (daily), Pisa (3 wkly), Porto (daily), Seville (3 wkly), Tenerife (3), Toulouse (4), Valencia (daily) & Venice (daily)
- 24 routes in total incl. Alicante (3 wkly), Faro (3), Malaga (4) & Palma (4)
- 2.3m customers p.a.
- 1,750* “on-site” jobs p.a.
Ryanair’s Frankfurt Main summer 2017 schedule is attracting record bookings, with 4 routes to Alicante, Faro, Malaga and Palma commencing on 28 March on lower fares as Ryanair passes on lower fuel costs, and an even better customer experience, as it continues to roll out its “Always Getting Better” improvements.
In Frankfurt, Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said:
We are pleased to launch our first Frankfurt Main winter schedule with 20 new routes which will deliver over 2.3m customers p.a. and support 1,750* jobs at Frankfurt Airport. Our 7 based aircraft represents an investment of $700m, which further underlines our commitment to growing traffic, tourism and jobs in the Hesse region and we look forward to working closely with Fraport to deliver industry leading efficiencies and further growth at Germany’s biggest airport.
We are also pleased to report record bookings on our 4 Frankfurt Main summer 2017 routes to Alicante, Faro, Malaga and Palma and German customers and visitors can look forward to even lower fares so there’s never been a better time to book a low fare flight on Ryanair. We urge all customers who wish to book their holidays to do so now on the Ryanair.com website or mobile app, where they can avail of the lowest fare air travel to and from Frankfurt.
To celebrate the launch of our Frankfurt winter 2017 schedule we are releasing seats for sale across our European network from just €9.99, which are available for booking until midnight Thursday (2 Mar). Since these amazing low prices will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”
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Ryanair today (28 Feb) launched new routes to Frankfurt from London Stansted (2 daily) and Manchester (6 weekly) as part of its extended UK winter 2017 schedule.
Ryanair celebrated its new Frankfurt routes by releasing seats for sale across its European network sale at prices starting from just £9.99 for travel in March and April. These low fare seats are available for booking on the Ryanair.com website until midnight Thursday (2 Mar).
Ryanair’s Head of Communications Robin Kiely said:
We are pleased to announce 2 new winter routes to Frankfurt am Main from London Stansted and Manchester starting this October as part of our growing UK winter 2017 schedule. These new routes, which will go on sale on the Ryanair.com website this week, will be ideal for both business and leisure customers, as we connect London and Manchester with one of Europe’s key cities.
Ryanair customers can choose from 124 London Stansted routes next winter, including 3 other new routes to Aalborg, Oradea and Pardubice, while our full Manchester winter 2017 schedule will be unveiled shortly. UK customers and visitors can look forward to even lower fares when they make advance bookings for their summer or winter holidays, so there’s never been a better time to book a low fare flight with Ryanair.
To celebrate our new Frankfurt routes, we are releasing seats for sale across our European network from just £9.99 for travel in March and April,which are available for booking until midnight Thursday (2 Mar). Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.
Mats Sigurdson, Stansted’s Aviation Director said:
Frankfurt Main is another great addition to Stansted’s route network and more good news for the region, particularly business passengers wanting regular and convenient access to one of Europe’s key cities. The route will also be very popular with passengers wishing to take advantage of the extensive long-haul connections on offer at Frankfurt.
Manchester Airport CEO, Ken O’Toole said:
It is pleasing to see Ryanair continue to expand their route network at Manchester. Frankfurt is popular with leisure passengers and a key business market for the North. That is why it is hugely positive to be able to offer passengers more choice in terms of how they access the destination from Manchester Airport.
