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Updated 12.02
RYANAIR IS TO create more than 300 jobs in Ireland as it expands its routes and makes changes to its customer service.
Airline boss Michael O’Leary made the announcement this morning along with Taoiseach Enda Kenny, who praised Ryanair for reacting to the Government’s decision to scrap the €3 air travel tax from next year.
Ryanair is to introduce 9 new routes from Dublin from next April which will serve Almeria, Bari, Basel, Bucharest, Chania, Comiso, Lisbon, Marrakesh and Prague. It also plans to increase the frequencies of 8 existing routes, mainly to Britain, resulting in an extra 700,000 passengers per year.
The airline said it will be recruiting pilots, cabin crew, customer service specialists and software developers over the course of 2014.
Ryanair also said it expects to create a large number of indirect jobs at Dublin, Knock and Shannon airports to cater for the extra passengers it is likely to have next year.
CEO Michael O’Leary said the 100 extra weekly flights into Dublin from Britain will help to “reverse the recent tourism declines in UK visitors coming to Ireland”.
He also commented on the airline’s upcoming appeal to the UK’s Competition Commission, saying that they face a problem having redacted evidence needed to make their case.
He added that he doesn’t believe today’s announcement will lessen competition, and that Aer Lingus will be “squealing about more competition”.
Tourism Ireland said the new services from Ryanair will give a “significant boost” to Irish tourism from British, Swiss, French and Spanish markets next year.
Kevin Toland, Chief Executive of the Dublin Airport Authority, refused to comment on whether other other airlines were in the process of making similar expansions at the airport.
Originally published 9.15
Additional reporting by Nicky Ryan
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74% of the people wish to vote for state sponsored child abuse and abduction…… Well I’m dumbfounded… but then the yes side of the campaign have 8million +++ in state funding and the NO side have ZERO EURO to voice their side of the debate…. Why is it that 3 ministers have stated that the NO side should get NO AIR TIME on TV and Radio……….. Don’t be duped by these lying parasites…. VOTE NO to protect kids
Surprise, surprise! No air time for the “No” side, and 74% are going to vote yes! Just shows how brain-washed this government has ye all!
@Frank 2521 ,these ppl dont know the meaning of the word shame ,they will still strut around as if they are blameless in all this while every citizen for decades to come will pick up the tab !!
Marion you are very badly informed. It’s the government you should blame as they guaranteed the banks which mean we pay now. Sean Quinn never intended the public to pay for his mistakes.
The previous government I should add just encased anyone gets confused.
Why all the thumbs down when what I’m saying is factually correct. Do people not like the truth? Blinded by media spin? Who knows.
Is that Mrs Quinn or Karen Woods ?? She must be very ashamed of him.
sorry he said the NO side was winning the journal.ie poll , now they come out with this!
The Journal’s poll is hardly scientific and is more for entertainment than actually gauging people’s opinions.
@Amy Croffey: amy how or where was poll conducted on the children’s referendum?
Regards Ian.
Ian, here’s a link to the poll: http://www.thejournal.ie/redc-poll-childrens-rights-referendum-642356-Oct2012/
@amy Croffey.with all due respect Amy, that link gives no info on how or where the poll was conducted.
I don’t buy this poll , the other day Joe burns was on the radio telling them they yes side is ahead on the journal.ie poll and now 3 days later this appears, bullshit !
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