Tuesday, 25th November 2008 - 17:14CET

Ryanair seat sale to celebrate growth

Ryanair carried more than 35,000 passengers to and from Malta last month, a 60 percent increase compared to October last year.

The airline is releasing a million seats for travel throughout Europe in December, January and February which are available for booking on www.ryanair.com before midnight on Sunday.

From Malta, €10 seats are available to Bari, Pisa, Venice (Treviso), Barcelona (Girona), Stockholm (Skavsta), London (Luton) and Dublin.

Sales and marketing manager for southern Europe Alessia Viviani said that while the overall traffic at Malta International Airport registered a drop of 6.1 percent in October this year over October last year, Ryanair has increased its traffic volume by 60 percent.

It also increased its market share from seven per cent in October 2007 to 13 percent last October.

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Comments

C. Vella (on 26/11/08)

The landing rights can surely be lowered. The only difference is that ryanair only wants cheaper landing rights for its aircraft only and not for the other airlines. And there goes fair competittion down the drain.

David Zarb (on 26/11/08)

Can anyone inform me how to book a flight for just £10 please? as I logged on the Ryanair's website.. traced Malta, it was all advertised as £10 but couldn't find any flight for just £10, and excluding taxes!.
The cheapest I've found were being offered for EUR80.. I think it's unfair.. if it's being promoted as £10 offer, I should find such flights available. This is a scam! Can anyone comment on it please? Thanks.

lgalea (on 25/11/08)

d. Farrrugia
Are you serious?
Do you know that WE are subsidizing it?
Cheap flights = Cheap tourists

d. Farrrugia (on 25/11/08)

ryanair will no longer fly to bremen nor to valencia.

i would like to ask one question.

RYANAIR WANTS TO MAKE A BASE IN MALTA. WHY CANT WE LOWER THE LANDING RIGHTS IN ORDER TO HAVE A BASE.......result ( over 2million tourists)

any comments welcome

Sandro Grech (on 25/11/08)

Well Done Ryan Air keep up the good job . I can't wait till the maltese Gov have no choice and will open more routes for your Airline . I fly with you anytime .

Nick Gatt Coleiro (on 25/11/08)

Can Ryanair please give me back the €23 they took from me in departure tax from Malta? Booked in October for December and the tax ended 1st November.

Thomas Borg (on 25/11/08)

Can anyone tell me if Ryanair will continue to fly to Bremen from Malta?