Irish low-fares airline Ryanair has commenced new flights between Bucharest and Bristol on Wednesday, November 9 2016 – the first ever scheduled service between the South West and Romania.
Peter Downes, Bristol Airport’s Head of Aviation, said: ‘Today is a special day as we celebrate the inaugural flight to Bucharest from Bristol Airport. This is the first ever scheduled service to Romania from the South West & Wales region, reflecting our continued growth at Bristol and our mission to offer greater travel possibilities to our passengers. This latest launch brings the number of European capital cities we now serve to 16, further opening up the region for inbound tourism opportunities.’
‘The route is already proving extremely popular with customers, with plans in place to double frequency to twice-weekly from April 2017 as part of Ryanair’s biggest ever summer schedule from Bristol Airport.’
Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said: ‘We are pleased to launch our new route from Bristol to Bucharest, offering a great city break destination for customers in the South West. The good news is that this route will continue into the summer 2017 season, and with even lower fares this winter, there’s never been a better time to book a low fares getaway from Bristol.’
Separately, Ryanair said that it has expanded its London Luton summer 2017 schedule with a new route to Dusseldorf Weeze, starting in March, in addition to a new Faro route, which will deliver two million customers per annum. Ryanair’s summer 2017 schedule will also see more frequencies to sun and city destinations.
Ryanair has also released its ‘Rate My Flight’ statistics, which show that 94 percent of surveyed customers were happy with their overall flight experience in October. Over 17,000 customers used the ‘Rate My Flight’ function in the Ryanair app in October – an increase of 7,000 from September – ranking their overall experience, boarding, crew friendliness, service onboard and range of food and drink, on a 5-star rating system, the airline said.
