Ryanair Celebrates Carrying 4m Customers at City of Derry Airport

Ryanair, Europe’s favourite airline, today (12 May) celebrated its 4 millionth customer at City of Derry Airport since it commenced operations in 1999. This summer Ryanair will offer customers in the North a choice of 5 routes, delivering 285,000 customers p.a. and supporting 285 direct and indirect jobs* at City of Derry Airport.
Ryanair celebrated carrying 4 million customers at City of Derry Airport by releasing seats for sale across its European network, at prices from £19.99 for travel in June. These low fare seats are available for booking until midnight Monday (18 May).
In Derry, Ryanair’s Sales & Marketing Executive, Lisa Buckley, said:
“Ryanair is delighted to celebrate its 4 millionth customer at City of Derry Airport. Over the last 16 years Ryanair has seen a huge demand for its routes at Derry as customers in the North snap up Ryanair’s lowest fares to Europe’s top destinations including Alicante, Glasgow International and London Stansted.
To celebrate 4 million customers at Derry, we are releasing 100,000 seats for sale across our European network, at prices from £19.99 for travel in June which are available for booking until midnight Monday (18 May). Since these amazing low prices will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”
Charlene Shongo, Commercial and Marketing Manager at City of Derry Airport outlined:
“We are absolutely delighted to welcome Lisa Buckley to the airport today as we join Ryanair in celebrating their 4 millionth customer at City of Derry Airport. This is another significant milestone in the airport’s history and we wish to take this opportunity to thank Ryanair for their support and loyalty to CoDA and the NW over the last 16 years.”
Clive Coleman, Contracts Director of Regional City Airports Management (the company responsible for the management of CoDA) added:
“The airport is ideally placed to serve not only the city but its natural catchment in County Londonderry, Tyrone, Donegal, North Antrim and surrounding districts making it a vital piece of infrastructure for the region. We extend our sincere thanks to Ryanair, for providing a vital air access link for the local community and performing a pivotal role in the economics of the region. We look forward to continuing to strength our relationship with Ryanair and expanding on the range of services we offer in the coming years.”
* ACI confirms up to 1,000 ‘on-site’ jobs per 1m passengers