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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 March 2017
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.
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20-F..X.. Form 40-F
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information
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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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No ..X..
If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant
in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
RYANAIR LAUNCHES LOW FARES IN UKRAINE (COUNTRY NO.34)
11 NEW ROUTES TO/FROM KIEV & LVIV, 510,000
CUSTOMERS
Ryanair,
Europe's No.1 airline, today (15 Mar) announced its first Ukraine
flights, its 34th country, with 4 new
Kiev routes to Eindhoven, London, Manchester and Stockholm, and 7
new Lviv routes to Berlin, Budapest, Eindhoven, Krakow, London,
Munich Memmingen and Wroclaw (starting from October), which will
deliver 510,000 customers p.a. at Kiev and Lviv
Airports.
Ryanair's
Ukraine winter 2017 schedule will deliver:
Kiev:
● 4 new
routes: Eindhoven (3 wkly), London Stansted (5 wkly)
Manchester (3 wkly) & Stockholm Skavsta (4 wkly)
● 15
weekly flights
●
250,000 customers p.a.
Lviv:
● 7 new
routes: Berlin (2 wkly), Budapest (2 wkly), Eindhoven (2 wkly),
Krakow (3 wkly)
London (2 wkly), Munich Memmingen (2 wkly) & Wroclaw (3
wkly)
● 16
weekly flights
●
260,000 customers p.a.
Ryanair
celebrated its new Ukraine flights by releasing seats for sale at
prices starting from just €19.99 for travel in October and
November, which are available for booking until midnight Thursday
(16 Mar).
In Lviv, Ryanair's Chief Commercial Officer, David O'Brien said:
"Ryanair is pleased to announce that low fares have finally arrived
in Ukraine, our 34th country of
operation, as we launch 4 new Kiev routes to Eindhoven, London,
Manchester and Stockholm, and 7 new Lviv routes to Berlin,
Budapest, Eindhoven, Krakow, London, Munich Memmingen and Wroclaw,
beginning in October, which will help deliver 510,000 annual
customers at Kiev and Lviv Airports.
Ukrainian consumers and visitors can fly on Ryanair's low fares
this winter and we urge all customers who wish to book their
flights to do so now on the Ryanair.com website or mobile app,
where they can avail of the lowest fare air travel to and from
Ukraine.
To celebrate our new Ukraine routes, we are
releasing
seats for sale at prices starting from just €19.99,
which are available for booking
until midnight Thursday (16 Mar). Since these amazing low prices
will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto
www.ryanair.com
and avoid missing
out."
Minister of Infrastructure, Volodymyr Omelyan, said:
"The arrival of Ryanair in Ukraine is without exaggeration, a
remarkable event for Ukraine. Negotiations lasted for several
years, and I am proud that our team was able to successfully hold
them. Today we officially declare - Ryanair is in
Ukraine!
I am convinced that Ryanair will be another bridge that connects
the infrastructure of Ukraine with Europe and it will be a good
signal for the world's major investors."
Director General of Danylo Halytskyi International Airport "Lviv",
Tetiana Vasylivna, said:
"Ukraine Danylo Halytskyi International Airport "Lviv" is
traditionally considered to be a western air gateway to Europe!
Therefore, we are extremely proud and happy to be among the first
airports in Ukraine to host flights operated by powerful low-cost
airline Ryanair, which now handles the highest volume of air
traffic in Europe!
With the air carrier's entry into this market, citizens of Lviv
will finally have the opportunity to fly on low fares to Europe,
which is a great advantage over other airlines and a prerequisite
for the development of competition in the air transportation market
of Ukraine. Moreover, Ryanair's launch of flights to Lviv is highly
anticipated not only by its citizens, but also by the European
tourists who have been waiting for the opportunity to travel to the
city comfortably and inexpensively for a long time.
The Lviv city and regional authorities are actively developing
tourism and logistics infrastructure, but they still resemble
undiscovered gems, the last hidden treasures of Europe. I take an
optimistic view of the prospects for our cooperation with Ryanair
and believe that it should signify that Lviv is open to the
World!"
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For
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please
contact:
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Robin
Kiely
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Olga
Pawlonka
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Ryanair
DAC
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Ryanair
DAC
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Tel:
+353-1-9451949
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Tel:
+353-1-9451768
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press@ryanair.com
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pawlonkao@ryanair.com
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About Ryanair:
Ryanair
is Europe's favourite airline, carrying 120m p.a. on more than
1,800 daily flights from 85 bases, connecting over 200 destinations
in 33 countries on a fleet of over 360 Boeing 737 aircraft, with a
further 300 Boeing 737's on order, which will enable Ryanair to
lower fares and grow traffic to 200m p.a. by FY24. Ryanair has a
team of more than 12,000 highly skilled aviation professionals
delivering Europe's No.1 on-time performance, and an industry
leading 31 year safety record.
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: 15
March, 2017
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By:___/s/
Juliusz Komorek____
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Juliusz
Komorek
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Company
Secretary
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