SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 

Washington, D.C. 20549
 


FORM 6-K
 


Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 


Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 


For the month of October, 2009
 
 

RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
 
 

c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
 
Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F.....
 
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
 
 
Yes ..... No ..X..
 
 

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
 
 
 

 
GOVERNMENT 
SHOULD
 EXPLAIN WHY IT REJECTED RYANAIR'S DEC 2008 OFFER, 
WHICH WOULD HAVE CREATED 1,000 NEW JOBS IN 
AER LINGUS
, 
WHEN
 
YESTER
DAY
 THEY
 ANNOUNCE 
670
 JOB LOSSES

Ryanair, Ireland's favourite airline today (
Thursday, 
8
th
 October
 2009
) called on the Department of Transport, to explain why it rejected Ryanair's December 2008 offer for Aer Lingus
,
 which guaranteed to double the size of Aer Lingus' short-haul fleet and create 1,000 new jobs in the airline over a 5 year period, when 
yesterday t
he Board of Aer Lingus
,
 which is controlled by the Irish Government and the trade unions announce
d
 
670
 jobs losses
, as well as
 pay 
and pension 
cuts in Aer Lingus.

Ryanair's
 Dec
 2008 offer do
cument for Aer Lingus guaranteed 
to 
double Aer Lingus' short-haul fleet from 30 to over 60 aircraft, create 1,000 new jobs for pilots, cabin crew and engineers over a 5 year period, while at the same time 
reduc
ing
 Aer Lingus' fares, remov
ing its fuel surcharges, securing
 
its
 brand, Heathrow slots and connectivity
.

Ryanair's offer would also have provided Aer Lingus with a strong financial partner, at a time when 
all 
other 
airlines 
across 
Europe are collapsing or consolidating into one of the big four European airlines led by Air France, BA, Lufthansa and Ryanair.

Since the Minister for Transport rejected Ryanair's
 Dec 2008
 offer, Aer Lingus has:


Ryanair's Michael O'Leary said
:

"Yesterday
's announcement of widespread job losses and pay cuts in Aer Lingus is further evidence of the incompetence of Ireland's Department of Transport. Since 
they
 rejected Ryanair's second offer for Aer Lingus 
last
 January, the Irish Government and the trade unions have controlled the Board of
 Aer Lingus
 and have 
spectacularly 
mismanaged it. Aer Lingus' share price has collapsed, its losses have exploded, its transatlantic business is in freefall and now
 they
 
have 
announced
 over
 670
 job losses
, together with
 pay 
and pension 
cuts, when just 10 months ago they 
rejected 
 an offer of guaranteed investment
,
 growth and 1,000 new jobs in Aer Lingus.

"
The 
Department of
 Transport should now explain to Aer Lingus shareholders, and th
e
 
670
 Aer Lingus
 workers
 who are facing 
redundancy
 why they rejected a
n
 offer from the world's largest international airline, which would 
have 
doubl
ed
 the size of the
 short-haul fleet
  and creat
ed
 up to 1,000 new jobs at the airline
, while securing 
 the future of Aer Lingus, its brand, and its 
connectivity
. The sooner the dead hand of
 the Department of Transport and its
 
corrupt 
Civil Service is removed from the transport 
sector
 in Ireland, the better it will function in the interests of consumers.  

"
Ryanair believes there is a bright future for Aer Lingus, but it will never be achiev
ed
 while it is mismanaged by a bunch of political and trade union
 hacks on the Aer Lingus Board
".

 
For further information
please contact:
    
    
    
Stephen McNamara
    
    
    
Pauline McAlester
Ryanair Ltd
    
    
    
             
Murray Consultants
Tel: +353-1-8121212
    
    
    
Tel. +353-1-4980300


 

SIGNATURES
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
 
 

 

RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC




Date:  08 October, 2009
 

 

By:___/s/ Juliusz Komorek____
   
 

Juliusz Komorek
 

Company Secretary