Ryanair announces new plans for Shannon Airport

Ryanair has announced that it will launch two new routes and twenty-six more weekly flights from Shannon Airport from November. Ryanair will base a sixth aircraft in Shannon which will allow it to launch two new routes - to Frankfurt-Hahn and Newcastle - and twenty-six more weekly frequencies to destinations like Bristol, Edinburgh and Paris.

This sixth aircraft, which is a further $70M investment by Ryanair in Shannon, will generate over 100 more jobs at the airport this winter.

Speaking in Shannon today, Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary, said: "There’s a double celebration at Shannon Airport this week. We’re celebrating the arrival of a sixth based aircraft and two new routes which go on sale today.

"With 35 low fare Ryanair routes from Shannon, the people of the Irish mid west region can buy, guaranteed, the lowest fares and no fuel surcharges all over the UK and Europe. These 26 new weekly flights will bring more than 5000 added passengers each week to Shannon Airport.

"To accommodate these new routes and increased frequencies, we will stop flying the Shannon-East Midlands route and reduce frequencies on the Shannon-Luton route from 31 October.

“To celebrate this growth at Shannon, Ryanair is offering 1 million free* seats on its 773 routes across Europe for travel from October to 15 November. This special offer must end today midnight so we advise passengers to book their free seats today directly on Ryanair.com”.

* Free including taxes and charges