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53
ROUTE SYSTEM, SCHEDULING AND FARES
Route System and Scheduling
As of June 30, 2009, the Company offered over 1,200 scheduled short-haul flights per day serving 145
locations throughout Europe and Morocco, and flying approximately 845 routes. The following table lists
Ryanair’s top ten routes during the 2009 fiscal year by number of passengers, as well as the date service
commenced on each such route. These routes in the aggregate accounted for 9.0% of the Company’s scheduled
passenger volume in the 2009 fiscal year.
Route Served Date service
commenced
Between Dublin and London (Stansted) Nov-88
Between Dublin and London (Gatwick) Nov-94
Between London (Stansted) and Rome (Ciampino) Apr-02
Between Dublin and Manchester May-94
Between Milan (Bergamo) and Rome (Ciampino) Mar-06
Between London (Stansted) and Milan (Bergamo) Apr-02
Between Glasgow (Prestwick) and London (Stansted) Oct-95
Between Dublin and Birmingham Oct-93
Between Dublin and London (Luton) Jan-86
Between Dublin and Cork Nov-05
See Note 17, “Analysis of operating revenues and segmental analysis,” to the consolidated financial
statements included in Item 18 for more information regarding the geographical sources of the Company’s
revenue.
Management’s objective is to schedule a sufficient number of flights per day on each of Ryanair’s
routes to satisfy demand for Ryanair’s low-fares service. Ryanair schedules departures on its most popular
routes at frequent intervals, normally between approximately 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Management regularly
reviews the need for adjustments in the number of flights on all of its routes.
During the 2009 fiscal year, Ryanair announced 236 new routes originating from Belgium, France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the U.K. The Company has recently announced capacity reductions
at Dublin and London (Stansted) airports and a freeze on its growth in the U.K. See “Risk Factors—Risks
Related to the Company—Ryanair Has Decided to Freeze its Development in the U.K. Market and Curtail
Certain U.K. Operations.”