RYANAIR INCREASES INTEREST IN AER LINGUS

Ryanair Limited, a 100% owned subsidiary of Ryanair Holdings plc, ("Ryanair") announces that it has today acquired 3,500,000 Ordinary Shares of nominal value €0.05 each in Aer Lingus Group plc ("Aer Lingus"). This brings the holding of Ryanair in Aer Lingus to 159,231,025 Ordinary Shares representing 29.82% of the issued share capital of Aer Lingus.

Ends.                                            Wednesday, 2nd July 2008

For reference:        

Daniel de Carvalho - Ryanair      Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants

Tel: 00 353 1 812 1598               Tel: 00 353 1 4980 300

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