THE NEW ROUTE BETWEEN MILAN BERGAMO AND TBILISI, GEORGIA, TAKES OFF

Today (6 November) Ryanair, the number one airline in Italy and Europe, launched the new route connecting Milan Bergamo and Tbilisi in Georgia with four weekly flights as part of the winter 2019 scheduling from Milan Bergamo Airport. For winter 2019, Ryanair will be covering 83 routes in total, of which 6 are brand new, and with 7 summer destinations extended for the first time to the winter months, transporting more than 11.1 million passengers to and from Milan Bergamo Airport this year. The routes being extended from the summer are Bremen (twice-weekly), Gothenburg (twice-weekly), Katowice (twice- weekly), Lappeenranta (twice-weekly), London Southend (three weekly flights), Santander (twice-weekly) and Sofia (daily). As well as Tbilisi (four weekly flights), the brand-new destinations are Agadir (twice-weekly), Aqaba (twice-weekly), Eilat Ramon (twice-weekly), Marseilles (four weekly flights) and Yerevan (twice-weekly, beginning 14 January).

To celebrate this new route, Ryanair has launched a special offer for travellers departing from Milan Bergamo Airport. Passengers can book a flight from Milan Bergamo Airport to one of the 83 destinations proposed by the airline with fares as low as just € 14.99. The promotion, subject to availability, can be booked until Saturday (9 November) for departures until the end of March 2020 from the Ryanair website only.

Chiara Ravara from Ryanair stated:

“Ryanair is delighted to announce the new route connecting Milan Bergamo to Tbilisi, Georgia, with four weekly flights, as part of our winter 2019 scheduling. Travellers leaving from Milan Bergamo Airport can now book a flight to Tbilisi until the end of March 2020.

In order to celebrate this new route, Ryanair has launched a special offer for travellers departing from Milan Bergamo Airport. Passengers can book a flight from Milan Bergamo Airport to one of the 83 destinations proposed by the airline with fares as low as just € 14.99. The promotion, subject to availability, can be booked until Saturday (9 November) for departures until the end of March 2020 from the Ryanair website only”.

Giacomo Cattaneo, Director of Aviation for SACBO, said:

“Thanks to Ryanair, we can now count another important destination and another country as part of the routes operated from Milan Bergamo Airport. Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, is a very attractive tourist destination as it represents the perfect combination of East and West, of the ancient and the modern. We trust that the opening of the route, as has been the case for other destinations, will promote cultural exchange, thanks to the presence of well- known Universities and Conservatories, as well as businesses”.

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About Ryanair

Ryanair Holdings Plc, the largest European air travel group, is the holding company for Ryanair DAC, , and . The group transports more than 153 million passengers per year on over 2,400 daily flights from 86 bases, connecting more than 200 destinations in 40 countries with a fleet of more than 475 aircraft, with a further 210 Boeing 737s on order, which will allow Ryanair Holdings to lower fares and to increase traffic to 200 million passengers per year by the 2024 business year. Ryanair Holdings has a team of more than 19,000 highly qualified professionals in the aviation sector, guaranteeing the European record for punctuality and a safety record of 34 years. Ryanair is the greenest airline group in Europe, and passengers choosing a Ryanair flight can reduce their CO₂ emissions to as much as 50% less than the other four major EU airlines.