Ryanair, Europe’s favourite low fares airline, today (7 Aug), celebrated carrying 5 million customers at Malta Airport. Ryanair began operating at Malta in 2006 with two routes to and from London Luton and Pisa and today offers customers a choice of 28 exciting destinations across 11 different markets.

Ryanair celebrated this milestone by releasing 100,000 seats for sale across its European network, at prices from €19.99 for travel in August, September and October. These low fare seats are available for booking until midnight Monday (11 August).

Speaking in Malta, Ryanair’s Maria Macken said: “We are delighted to celebrate 5 million customers at Malta Airport. Ryanair began operating at Malta in 2006 with 2 routes and today we offer passengers a choice of 28 exciting routes to and from the island.

European consumers and visitors already choose Ryanair for our low fares, industry leading customer service and great route choice. Now they can also book their flights on our improved website and brand new app, carry a free small second carry-on bag, enjoy allocated seats, avail of our recently announced new Family Extra product, and use their personal electronic devices at all stages of their flight, making Ryanair the ideal choice for families and friends. We also have a new business product coming soon, as Ryanair continues to deliver so much more than just the lowest fares.

To celebrate our 5 million customer milestone at Malta, Ryanair is releasing 100,000 seats across its European network at prices starting from €19.99 for travel on Mon, Tue, Wed & Thur in August, September and October on over 1,000 of Ryanair’s European routes which must be booked on the Ryanair.com website before midnight (24:00hrs) Monday, 11 August.”