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 May, 2005
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.....
Indicate 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.
Yes ..... No ..X..
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
60 YEARS AFTER VE DAY:
RYANAIR LIBERATES POLAND
5 NEW ROUTES TO POLAND & SLOVAKIA AT FARES FROM GBP3.99*
Ryanair, Europe's No. 1 low fares airline, today (Wednesday, 18th May 2005)
announced 5 new routes to Poland and Slovakia. From October 30th, 2005 Ryanair
will operate daily flights from London-Stansted to Gdansk, Bydgoszcz, Szczecin,
Rzeszow (Poland) and a twice-daily route to Bratislava (Slovakia). Bookings can
be made on Ryanair.com today from just GBP3.99*.
COMPARE THE FARES
ONE-WAY FARES FROM:
ROUTE LOT* RYANAIR** %SAVING
Gdansk GBP55 GBP3.99 93%
Bydgoszcz GBP72 GBP3.99 95%
Szczecin GBP55 GBP3.99 93%
Rzeszow GBP55 GBP3.99 93%
ROUTE SKY EUROPE*** RYANAIR** %SAVING
Bratislava N/A GBP3.99 N/A
(*fare source: LOT website, one-way fares excluding taxes booking 13.05.05,
travel 01.11.05, all flights operated ex London Heathrow via Warsaw)
(**Ryanair fares one-way excluding taxes)
(***Sky Europe website, travel 01.11.05)
Announcing Ryanair's new routes in London today, Michael Cawley, Deputy CEO
said:
"In 2004 Michael O'Leary said: "Who wants to go to Gdansk? There ain't a
lot there after you've seen the shipyard wall". There he goes - wrong
again. A big piece of humble pie later and it's RE (Ryanair in Europe)
Day as Ryanair liberates Poland from the tyranny of high fares. British
Tourists can now discover Poland and decide for themselves what Gdansk,
Bydgoszcz, Szczecin, and Rzeszow have to offer without paying the high
fares of LOT and Easyjet.
"Today, we also add a new route to Bratislava in Slovakia, which has the
added appeal of its proximity to Vienna, a destination which until today
could only be accessed at prohibitively high fares.
"These five new routes mean British passengers will save over GBP60M on
the high fares of other airlines and will benefit from Ryanair's
unbeatable punctuality and customer service".
Ends. Wednesday, 18th May 2005
Peter Sherrard - Ryanair Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants
Tel: 00 353 1 812 1228 Tel: 00 353 1 4980 300
RESERVATIONS
Book online at www.RYANAIR.COM - the low fares website
Ryanair is Europe's No. 1 low fares airline with 229 low fare routes across 20
countries. The airline has 12 European bases and by the end of 2005 will operate
an entire fleet of 96 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft with firm orders for a further
129 which will be delivered over the following 6 years. Ryanair currently
employs a team of 2,600 people and will carry in excess of 34 million scheduled
passengers in the coming financial year.
For booking & further information visit www.ryanair.com
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.
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
Date: 18 May 2005
By:___/s/ Howard Millar____
H Millar
Company Secretary & Finance Director