Ryanair's new base in Kaunas

Ryanair, the low-fare airline company, will open its 40^th (and first Central European) base in Kaunas in May with 2 based aircraft and 18 routes (9 of which are new). Ryanair's new base will provide service for more than 1 million passengers per year and sustain 1,000 jobs at Kaunas with over 120 weekly flights as "Ryanair" invests over $140 million at Kaunas Airport.

Ryanair's Kaunas routes from May 2010 Barcelona (Spain) Berlin (Germany) Dusseldorf (Germany) Edinburgh (UK) London (Gat) (UK) Milan (Italy) Oslo (Norway) Paris (France) Tampere (Finland)

Ryanair will pursue over 120 flights weekly. Hopefully, the airport will reach around 1,5 million passengers yearly. From the spring passengers using this airline will be welcomed to take flights to Barcelona, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, London (Gat), Milan, Oslo, Paris and Tampere.

The airlines will invest over 140 million of dollars into the new base placed at Kaunas Airport, save around 1000 workplaces and engage 150 pilots and stewardesses.

"New routes will be especially important for Kaunas in 2011, when the European Men's Basketball Championship and the International Hanseatic Days 2011 will take place in Kaunas City", -said Andrius Kupčinskas, Mayor of Kaunas.

Kaunas is Lithuania's second largest city and Kaunas International Airport is the second busiest airport in Lithuania. Kaunas Airport handled over 456,000 passengers in 2009, with 11% increase from 2008.