Ryanair, Europe’s favourite low fares airline, today opened its 3rd Greek base at Athens (65th in total) with 2 based aircraft and 6 exciting routes, which will deliver up to 1.2m passengers p.a. and sustain some 1,200 «on-site» jobs* at Athens Airport, with up to 150 weekly flights.

In 2014, Ryanair’s growth at Athens will deliver:

2 based aircraft

6 routes to Chania, London, Milan, Paphos, Rhodes & Thessaloniki

Over 1.2m passengers

Over 1,200* jobs sustained

Ryanair announced that it will launch a dedicated Greek website at the end of April, which will allow Greek consumers to book the lowest fares.

Ryanair celebrated the start of the summer season and the opening of its new Athens base by releasing 100,000 seats on sale at prices from €19.99 for travel in May and June, which are available for booking until midnight Thursday (3 Apr).