News: Ryanair upgrades Hamburg Luebeck to major base
Flights > News > # 412 (15/04/2005)
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Ryanair have announced an agreement with Infratil to base up to 4 new 737 aircraft and deliver up to 2 million passengers per annum to the company's Hamburg Luebeck airport. This agreement is subject to the successful completion of a conditional purchase agreement between Infratil and the City of Luebeck announced on [14] April. Settlement of the transaction is expected to occur a few months' time.
Infratil is an international airport and infrastructure investor, which owns Wellington International Airport and Glasgow Prestwick Airport. The agreement builds on the success of Ryanair's base at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, where Ryanair has 5 based aircraft. In the current year, the airline will operate 17 international routes and carry 2.4 million passengers on its flights from Glasgow.
Ryanair would operate a network of low fare scheduled international routes from Luebeck to the UK and Europe, and would aim to deliver 2 million passengers in the first year of operating Luebeck as a base. The increase in passenger traffic would boost Hamburg Luebeck to the top ten international airports in Germany (nudging Leipzig/Halle, which had 2,026,550 passengers in 2004, off the number 10 spot).
Commenting on the deal today, Ryanair’s COO and Deputy CEO Michael Cawley said:
" Our agreement with Infratil to base aircraft and deliver substantial passenger volumes to Luebeck Airport demonstrates the success of the low fares model of using low cost secondary airports. This new base would make Luebeck Airport the low cost gateway to Luebeck and the entire region of Northern Germany and would promote tourism access to the region for UK and European visitors."
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Comment:
Ryanair already operate a successful routes into Hamburg Luebeck from London Stansted and Glasgow Prestwick.
Whilst Luebeck will never appeal to the time conscious traveller wanting a quick route in and out of one of Germany's major industrial
