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Ryanair opens 9 new Dublin Routes from April 2014
(l-r) DAA CEO Kevin Toland, Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary and Minister of State Michael Ring, at the Aviva Stadium today for the announcement
Ryanair today announced it will open 9 new routes from Dublin (from April 2014) as well as increased frequencies on 8 existing routes, which will deliver an additional 700,000 passengers a year, and support new on-site jobs at Dublin Airport.
The airline also announced it will create over 300 new direct jobs in Ireland in 2014, for pilots, cabin crew, customer service specialists and software developers as the airline rolls out an extensive programme of customer service and website improvements. These 300 new Ryanair jobs will be in addition to the 1,000 indirect jobs that will be created at Dublin, Knock, and Shannon airports to cater for the 1 million passenger growth which Ryanair will deliver from April 2014 following the scrapping of the travel tax.
The Taoiseach said:
The Government has made a number of decisions in recent budgets that focus on growing jobs, increasing competitiveness and providing an opportunity for our people. In budget 2014 the Government decided to zero rate the travel tax from April next year. There has been a brilliant immediate reaction from Ryanair to what they describe as a welcome Government decision. The new jobs, routes and extra passengers will provide a real opportunity for the hospitality sector to give people a good experience and allow people to understand the personality of Ireland & what it is we have to offer.