Ryanair to Russia?

For once Ryanair is holding back and letting others do the talking.  In that way the airline can negotiate landing and handling fees without any commitment.
 
In a note published on the Russian Federal Air Transportation Agency's site last week Ireland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the airline had gained permission to fly in the country.  The English language Moscow Times speculated that Moscow itself and St Petersburg were the targets.
 
However, Ryanair's communications chief, Robin Kiely, told a local news agency that the company was negotiating with a number of Russian airports and talk of a start date for flights was premature.
 
The most likely gateway for Moscow – Dublin flights is Domodedovo Airport, where it will join British budget airline easyJet, which began flights to London and Manchester (England), earlier this year.  An airport spokesman confirmed that negotiations with Ryanair had taken place but did not comment on their results.
 
Ryanair seems to be employing the same tactics with Israel, government spokesmen clearly encouraging a start-up, but without any firm response by the airline.
 
In the meantime the airline is to introduce nine new routes from Dublin to Almeria, Bari, Basel, Bucharest, Chania, Comiso, Lisbon, Marrakesh and Prague. www.ryanair.com

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