Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

 

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 July 2017 


 

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. 





 

Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F  





 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information

contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the

Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934. 


 

 

Yes   No ..X.. 


 

 

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant

in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________ 


 

 

RYANAIR CANCELS PLANNED UKRAINE SERVICES AS KIEV AIRPORT FAILS TO HONOUR COMMITMENTS

 

 

Ryanair, Europe's No.1 airline, today (10 July) announced that it has cancelled its planned entry into Ukraine following Kiev airport's failure to honour a growth agreement reached at the Ministry of Infrastructure with airport officials and the current Airport Director General, Mr Riabikin, in March of this year.

 

Regrettably, Kiev airport has instead chosen to protect high fare airlines (including Ukraine International Airlines) and deprive Ukrainian consumers/visitors access to Europe's lowest air fares and widest route network. As a result, Ryanair has no choice but to cancel 4 new Kiev routes and 7 new Lviv routes, which will result in the loss of over 500,000 passengers and 400 jobs.

 

Ryanair sincerely apologises to the many customers who have booked low fare flights to/from the Ukraine, all of whom will be contacted by email and refunded for their cancelled flights.

 

Ryanair's Chief Commercial Officer, David O'Brien said:

 

"On behalf of Ukrainian visitors and consumers, we regret that Kiev Airport has demonstrated that Ukraine is not yet a sufficiently mature or reliable business location to invest valuable Ryanair aircraft capacity. Kiev Airport's failure to honour commitments will result in the loss of over 500,000 customers and 400 airport jobs in the first year alone, which would have provided a significant boost to the Ukrainian economy. We regret also that Lviv Airport has fallen victim to Kiev Airport's decision.

 

Ryanair will now transfer this capacity to competing markets, such as Germany, Israel and Poland instead. Ryanair will grow from 130 million passengers this year to 200 million passengers by 2024 and retains the hope that Ukraine might participate in this growth at some point in the future."

 

 

ENDS

 

 

For further information

 

please contact:

Robin Kiely

Piaras Kelly

               Ryanair DAC                                                    Edelman Ireland

              Tel: [phone]                                         Tel: [phone]

                                                                          [e-mail]                                           [e-mail]  

 

 

 

 

                             

 

 

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. 


 

RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC

 

 

 

Date: 10 July, 2017

 

 

 

	By:___/s/ Juliusz Komorek____
	Juliusz Komorek
	Company Secretary