rya201201176k.htm
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of January 2012
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
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in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
RYANAIR TO CREATE OVER 1,000 NEW JOBS IN 2012,
AS FLEET GROWS FROM 270 TO 305 AIRCRAFT
Ryanair, the world's favourite airline, today (17th Jan) confirmed that it will create over 1,000 new jobs in 2012 for pilots, cabin crew, engineers and sales/marketing people, as Ryanair's fleet will grow from 270 to 305 aircraft.
Ryanair is not aware of any other Irish company that will create 1,000 new jobs in 2012. While many of these jobs will be taken up by Irish people, sadly none will be based in Ireland, where a combination of high charges at the Government owned airports, and the Gov's €3 travel tax, means that seat capacity and traffic at the DAA airports will continue to decline, while Ryanair grows rapidly with 5 more bases in Europe, where airports offer considerably lower fees and other EU governments do not tax visitors. Already in 2012, Ryanair has announced 5 new bases in Billund (Denmark), Wroclaw (Poland), Palma (Spain), Manchester (UK) and Paphos in Cyprus. Ryanair expects its traffic to grow from 76m passengers in 2011 to 80m in 2012.
All pilots, cabin crew, engineers and sales and marketing professionals interested in applying for a career with Europe's largest and the world's favourite airline, Ryanair, can obtain further information of these 1,000 new job vacancies on Ryanair's website at www.ryanair.com/ie/careers/job.
Ryanair's Stephen McNamara said:
"Ryanair looks forward to another strong year of fleet and traffic growth in 2012 and we are proud to create over 1,000 new jobs in Europe for pilots, cabin crew, engineers and sales and marketing people, as Ryanair's unmatched lowest fares, and no fuel surcharge guarantee continues to make Ryanair one of Ireland's very few, world leading, multinational success stories.
While Ryanair has grown rapidly to become the No.1 airline in Spain, Italy, the UK and many other EU countries, we continue to reduce flights, traffic and job numbers here in Ireland, where the DAA monopoly airports are totally uncompetitive, and even Aer Lingus has described Dublin Airport's fees as "insane". Sadly the new Irish Government continues to follow the failed policy of its predecessor by supporting the DAA monopoly's high and rising airport fees, and the crazy tourist tax which has seen traffic at the three Govt owned DAA airports decline from 30m passengers in 2007, to just 22m in 2011.
Ryanair believes that Ireland can return to strong traffic, tourism and jobs growth, but only when the new Government delivers on its promise to scrap the tourist tax, reduce the DAA's high airport charges to competitive levels, to put Ireland back in the market as a low cost tourist destination, and end the failed policy of protecting the high cost, traffic declining DAA airport monopoly."
For further information please contact:
Stephen McNamara Joe Carmody
Ryanair Ltd Edelman
Tel: +353-1-8121212 Tel. +353-1-6789333
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
Date: 17 January 2012
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Juliusz Komorek
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