Ryanair announces new route from Kerry

Ryanair has today announced its seventh route from Kerry Airport to and from Dusseldorf (Weeze) from July 1.

Tickets for the new route will go on sale on Ryanair's website tomorrow.

"Ryanair is pleased to announce a seventh Kerry route to Dusseldorf (Weeze) from summer 2010," said Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara.

"As a commercially run airport, Kerry realises that airports and airlines must work together to reduce the cost of travel to Ireland as the Irish Government’s suicidal €10 tourist tax continues to collapse Irish traffic and tourism."

Tourism Ireland welcomed the announcement, saying that it will help boost tourism from the all-important German market to Kerry, the south west and the island of Ireland this year.

Niall Gibbons, chief executive of Tourism Ireland, said: "We look forward to working closely with Ryanair to maximise the promotion of this new route to Kerry.

"As an island, direct, convenient and competitive access services are critical to achieving growth in inbound tourism.

"Tourism Ireland is committed to working with Ryanair, Kerry Airport and local tourism interests to drive demand for this service to Kerry and all other services to the island of Ireland and to help maintain our vital network of routes and services.

"Germany is the world’s largest outbound travel market and the third largest source of visitors for the island of Ireland. Tourism Ireland’s recent review of the German market has shown that it represents a strong growth opportunity for tourism to Ireland."