Hundreds of new jobs will be created at Stansted Airport as part of a major expansion by budget carrier Ryanair.
The Irish airline announced the expansion today, which will create 2,500 new jobs, ten new bases, continuing lower fares and more than £2 billion of new planes.
A Ryanair spokeswoman said half of the new jobs would be created at the airline's existing European bases, of which Stansted Airport is the largest.
The Irish budget airline said it had placed an order for 70 more Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with options on 70 more. The planes will arrive between 2008 and 2012.
The new planes will help create more than 2,500 jobs, principally for pilots, cabin crew and engineering people.
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Published Thursday, February 24, 2005
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