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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of November 2016
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin
Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual
reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F..X.. Form 40-F.....
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by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information
contained
in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the
Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange
Act of
1934.
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If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant
in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
RYANAIR
TO OPEN NEW FRANKFURT AM MAIN BASE (NO. 85)
FIRST
LOW FARES AIRLINE BASE IN GERMANY'S BIGGEST AIRPORT
Ryanair, Europe's
No 1 airline, today (2 Nov) announced it will open a base at
Frankfurt am Main (No. 85), from March 2017, with 2 based aircraft
(an investment of $200m) and 4 new routes to Alicante, Faro, Malaga
and Palma. Ryanair's lower fares and "Always Getting Better"
customer experience programme will deliver over 400,000 customers
p.a. at Frankfurt Airport as follows:
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2 based aircraft
($200m)
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4 new routes:
Alicante (daily), Faro (daily), Malaga (daily) and Palma
(daily)
Ryanair
becomes the first low fares airline to open a base at Frankfurt am
Main, which is Germany's biggest airport and the main home of
Lufthansa. Ryanair will be working closely with Frankfurt am Main
to open new routes and deliver low fare traffic growth as part of
Ryanair's continuing rapid growth in the German
market.
In
Frankfurt, Ryanair's Chief Commercial Officer, David O'Brien
said:
"We are
pleased to launch a new base at Frankfurt am Main airport from the
end of March, our 9th German base and
85th in
Europe, with 4 new routes to Alicante, Faro, Malaga and Palma,
which will deliver 400,000 customers p.a. at Frankfurt am Main
Airport, as we add another primary airport to our German network.
Our two based aircraft represent an investment of $200m, which
further underlines our commitment to growing traffic, tourism and
jobs in the Hessen region. We look forward to working closely with
Fraport to deliver industry leading efficiencies and further growth
at Germany's biggest airport."
Fraport
Chief Executive Officer, Dr Stefan Schulte said:
"We are
pleased to have Ryanair, Europe's leading low-cost airline, in our
programme at Frankfurt soon. Beginning in the summer schedule 2017,
we will be offering passengers in our region another attractive
travel option - using the modern Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Thus, we
are responding to the strong and growing demand in our region for
this aviation segment. Ryanair's decision to come to FRA
underscores the increasing importance of Frankfurt for low-cost
traffic. We wish Ryanair "Always Happy Landings" here at
Frankfurt.
FRANKFURT AM MAIN SUMMER 2017 SCHEDULE
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Alicante
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1 x daily
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Faro
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1 x daily
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Malaga
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1 x daily
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Palma
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1 x daily
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ENDS
For
further information
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please contact:
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Robin Kiely
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Tim Howe Schröder
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Ryanair Ltd
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Ryanair Ltd
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Tel: +353-1-9451949
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Tel: +353-1-9451717
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press@ryanair.com
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schroedert@ryanair.com
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
Date: 02
November, 2016
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By:___/s/
Juliusz Komorek____
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Juliusz
Komorek
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Company
Secretary
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