Ryanair said today that it carried more than 40,000 passengers from/to Malta in July, a 116 percent increase when compared to July 2007.

It made the announcement as it also announced that it had released two million seats for travel in October for just €5 one way (incl taxes and charges) to Barcelona, Valencia and Venice. These tickets can be booked only on www.ryanair.com for five days until Sunday.

Airline spokesman Alessia Viviani said:

“While Malta airport registered traffic growth of only 1.3 percent in July 2008 compared to July 2007, Ryanair has increased its traffic volume by 116 percent making a vital impact on the Maltese economy. Ryanair is confident that this significant growth will remain strong as Ryanair guarantees the lowest fares and no fuel surcharge ever. Today’s seat sale will see millions of people travel all over Europe during October at the incredible low price of just €5 (incl taxes and charges).

Ryanair said it was strongly advising all passengers to book these €5 seats directly on Ryanair.com and continue to avoid screenscraping/ ticket tout websites which, it said, added rip-off hidden fees of double or treble Ryanair’s low price.

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