Ryanair growth

Ryanair sees tremendous growth on Malta route, from asap news:

Ryanair announced this week that during the month of July passenger numbers on its service to Malta reached more than 40,000, which was a 116 per cent increase over the same month in 2007.

The budget carrier released these figures as it announced the release of two million seats valid for travel this October to three destinations in Europe. At a price of just €5 one way, inclusive of charges and taxes, passengers can fly to Barcelona, Valencia or Venice, so long as the booking is made on ryanair.com through this Sunday.

A spokesperson for the airline, Alessia Viviani, said: “While Malta airport registered traffic growth of only 1.3 percent in July 2008 compared to July 2007, Ryanair has increased its traffic volume by 116 percent making a vital impact on the Maltese economy.”

She added: “Ryanair is confident that this significant growth will remain strong as Ryanair guarantees the lowest fares and no fuel surcharge ever.” The new special seat sale will make it possible for two million passengers to travel to select points in Europe during October for the incredibly low fare of just €5.

Ryanair has strongly advised potential travellers to book the €5 seats directly on the carrier’s website, Ryanair.com, and to avoid she “screenscraping” websites which, it indicated, added hidden fees that actually double or treble Ryanair’s low advertised prices.