A double daily service to Bucharest and 6 international routes to Berlin, Brussels Charleroi, Dusseldorf Weeze, Frankfurt Hahn, London Stansted and Milan Bergamo.
Ryanair announced it will open a new base at Timisoara Airport (No.78), from November, with 1 based aircraft (an investment of $100m) and 7 new routes to Berlin, Brussels Charleroi, Dusseldorf Weeze, Frankfurt Hahn, London Stansted, Milan Bergamo and a double daily service to Bucharest. Ryanair’s first Romanian base will deliver 575,000 new customers p.a. and support 430 “on-site” jobs at Timisoara Airport.
Ryanair’s Timisoara base will deliver:
- 1 based aircraft ($100m)
- 1 new domestic route toBucharest (2 x daily)
- 6 new Intl. routes: Berlin, Brussels Crl, Dusseldorf Weeze, Frankfurt Hahn, London (S) & Milan (B)
- 35 weekly flights
- 575,000 customers p.a.
In Romania, Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Officer, David O’Brien said: “We are pleased to open our first Romanian base at Timisoara Airport from November, as we invest $100m in the Banat region with 1 based aircraft, a double daily service to Bucharest and 6 international routes to Berlin, Brussels Charleroi, Dusseldorf Weeze, Frankfurt Hahn, London Stansted and Milan Bergamo, which will deliver 575,000 customers p.a. and support 430 jobs at Timisoara Airport.
Our double daily Timisoara–Bucharest service (which goes on sale soon) will be ideal for both business and leisure customers and we look forward to growing routes, traffic, jobs and tourism in Romania. Ryanair customers can look forward to further improvements in the coming months under our “Always Getting Better” programme including new cabin interiors, new uniforms and more low fare routes, as we continue to offer so much more than just the lowest fares.
To celebrate our new Timisoara base we are releasing over 100,000 seats on sale at prices from just €19.99 for travel in November and December which must be booked by Tuesday (19 Jan). Since these amazing low prices will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”
Timisoara Airport’s Commercial Director, Daniel Stamatovici said: “The presence of an airline such as Ryanair at Timisoara International Airport and introduction of these 7 new routes is a good opportunity for people in the West Region of Romania and for the airport itself. It will have a positive impact on the attractiveness of the region and traffic growth at the airport.”
Ryanair launches latest mobile app update
Ryanair also launched the latest update to its mobile app making it even easier for customers to browse, book, check-in, board and fly on Europe’s lowest airfares. The latest version of the Ryanair app, which is available to download in both iPhone and Android formats, includes:
- Improved airport search function
- Improved ancillary design
- Easier payment process
- Boarding pass download on login
- Improved Non EU & special assistance customer information
Ryanair’s app, which has been downloaded over 6.5m times, is available in English, Italian, Polish, Dutch, German, French and Spanish, with further language versions to follow, and is free from the iTunes App Store and the Google Play Store or from Ryanair.com.
Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said: “The response to our app has been hugely positive, with over 6.5m downloads to date. Our latest version offers customers a smoother booking, payment and check-in process and an improved design. We are working hard to continue to improve our app with further updates that will make it an even more useful travel tool.”
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