OREANDA-NEWS.   Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (26 Apr) celebrated the opening this week of its new bases at Marrakech, Fez and Chania bringing Ryanair’s European base network to 57.
 
Marrakech is Ryanair’s first Moroccan base with two-based aircraft and 22 routes, which will deliver up to 1m passengers p.a. and sustain 1,000* “on-site” jobs, as Ryanair invests over USD 170m at Marrakech Airport.
 
Ryanair also opened its second base in Morocco at Fez, with one-based aircraft and 15 routes, which will deliver up to 600,000 passengers p.a. and sustain 600* “on-site” jobs, representing a USD 85m investment at Fez Airport.
 
Chania, meanwhile, is Ryanair’s first Greek base, with one-based aircraft and 26 routes, which will deliver up to 500,000 passengers p.a. and sustain 500 “on-site” jobs, as Ryanair invests over USD 85m at Chania Airport.
 
Ryanair celebrated the opening of its three new bases by launching a 100,000 seat sale across its entire European network, with prices starting from just Ј15.99 for travel in May and June, which are available for booking until midnight (24:00hrs) Monday (29 Apr).