OREANDA-NEWS. July 12, 2011. Ryanair, the world’s favourite airline, today (12th July) welcomed its 30mth passenger on flights to/from Scotland as it presented 10 year old Zara McAnerney from Dunbartonshire and her family (Martin, Elaine and Olivia) with a free family holiday to Faro including flights, transfers and accommodation at the five star Dom Pedro Golf Resort.
 
Since Ryanair’s first Scottish flight departed from Glasgow Prestwick to London in October 1995 Ryanair has opened two Scottish bases (Prestwick & Edinburgh) and offers flights on over 61 routes from 3 Scottish airports (including Aberdeen).  In 2011 Ryanair will carry some 3m passengers to/from Scotland, supporting and sustaining 3,000 Scottish jobs.
 
Ryanair celebrates its 30 millionth Scottish passenger by releasing 1m Ј8 seats for travel across its European network in October which are available for booking on www.ryanair.com until midnight Thursday (14th July).
 
In Glasgow, Michael O’Leary said:
 
“In just 16 years Ryanair has carried 30m passengers to and from Scotland, with passengers saving over Ј6billion by switching to Ryanair’s low fares over British Airway’s high fares.  Ryanair will carry some 3 million passengers through its 3 Scottish airports this year, sustaining 3,000 jobs and underlining Ryanair’s commitment and importance to Scottish tourism.
 
To celebrate our 30 millionth passenger to/from Scotland Ryanair is releasing 1m Ј8 seats which are now available for travel across Europe in October. Since seats at this crazy low price will be snapped up quickly, we urge passengers to book them immediately on www.ryanair.com .”