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Ryanair axes 9 of its 10 Manchester services

Ryanair axes 9 of its 10 Manchester services

18 August 2009 Airline News

Ryanair is closing nine of its ten routes at Manchester Airport on 1 October and switch them to East Midlands, Leeds Bradford and Liverpool. The low-cost carrier says the shift will result in the loss of 44 weekly Manchester flights, 600,000 passengers annually and up to 600 local jobs.

Ryanair declares victory over German screen scraper

Ryanair declares victory over German screen scraper

14 August 2009 Airline News

Ryanair is declaring another victory in its battle against screen scrapers after four German websites signed declarations to stop scraping from the low-cost carrier’s site or selling its tickets. Travelgreen.de, titanic.de, flycall.de and atr24.de have conceded to the terms, and are the latest in a line of European companies that have backed down from the low-cost carrier.

Ryanair to open Yorkshire base

Ryanair to open Yorkshire base

11 August 2009 Airline News

Ryanair has announced plans to establish a hub at Leeds Bradford Airport, which will become the airline’s 34th base. The company will operate two aircraft, offering 14 new routes and 63 weekly return flights to and from the airport. The move is estimated to bring more than £84 million in revenue to the airport and create 1,000 “well-paid” jobs.

Ryanair forges ahead of easyJet

Ryanair forges ahead of easyJet

6 August 2009 Airline News

Ryanair is forging ahead of easyJet in its battle for the title of Europe’s largest low-cost carrier. The Irish carrier posted a 19 percent growth in traffic, a new monthly traffic record of 6.7m passengers, compared to a 4.3 percent gain, or 4.66m passengers, for its Luton-based arch rival.