Ryanair carried over 86m customers in 2014, saving its customers over 10.1bn euros, while opening 8 new bases and launching flights to/from 19 new airports, as well as unveiling its “Always Getting Better” customer experience improvement programme.
Ryanair launched the first celebrations marking its 30th birthday. Since its first flight took off in 1985, Ryanair has grown:
- From 1 route (Waterford to London Gatwick) to over 1,600 routes
- From 2 countries to 30 across Europe and North Africa
- From 4 daily flights to over 1,600 daily flights
- From 1 aircraft to over 300, with orders for a further 380
- From 1 base to 72 base airports
- From a team of 51 people to over 9,500 aviation professionals, comprising over 45 nationalities
- From carrying 5,000 annual customers to over 90m p.a. and over 750m in total.
Ryanair carried over 86m customers in 2014, saving its customers over 10.1bn euros, while opening 8 new bases and launching flights to/from 19 new airports, as well as unveiling its “Always Getting Better” customer experience improvement programme. Customers booking with Ryanair can enjoy allocated seating, a free second carry-on bag, reduced fees, a new website, a brand new app with mobile boarding passes and Family Extra and Business Plus services, making Ryanair the ideal choice for families, business and leisure travellers, with more improvements to follow in 2015.
To celebrate the launch of its 30th birthday celebrations, Ryanair is releasing 100,000 seats for sale across its European network, at prices from £19.99 for travel in January, February and March. These low fare seats are available for booking until midnight Thursday (15 Jan).
Ryanair’s Chief Marketing Officer, Kenny Jacobs said: “Ryanair revolutionised and democratised air travel in Europe and 2015 marks the 30th anniversary of our first flight from Waterford to Gatwick 30 years on, Ryanair has grown to become Europe’s biggest airline, carrying 90m people annually, between 30 countries, and saving European customers over 10bn euros every year.
2015 will see a number of events to mark our 30th birthday, as well as the next phase of our “Always Getting Better” programme, as we continue to grow our route network, improve our customer experience, develop our digital platforms and widen our offer.
The one thing that won’t change however is our low fares. We continue to offer Europe’s lowest airfares, with the biggest route network and best service.”
Irish online marketing company DPFOC, to mark the occasion of Ryanair’s 30th year in business, created an infographic to chart their journey, with a specific focus on the airline’s online presence.
Happy Birthday Ryanair Infographic
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