Budget airline launches six new routes from Manchester Airport
Budget airline Ryanair has announced it is to launch six new routes from Manchester Airport.
The Irish airline has launched its biggest ever Manchester summer schedule with six new routes to Bordeaux, Gothenburg, Marrakech, Marseille, Nantes and Thessaloniki.
The addition of the new routes means that the airline will fly to 63 destinations from Manchester and deliver more than 5.4m travellers through the airport each year.
The additional flights will see the number of passengers increase by six per cent.
Ryanair’s summer schedule for next year will deliver:
• Six new routes to: Bordeaux, Gothenburg, Marrakech, Marseille, Nantes & Thessaloniki
• More flights to Belfast
• 63 routes in total
• 350 weekly flights
• 5.4m customers
• 4,000* “on-site” jobs
Ryanair’s Kenny Jacobs said: “Ryanair is pleased to launch our biggest ever Manchester summer schedule with 63 routes, including six new routes to Bordeaux, Gothenburg, Marrakech, Marseille, Nantes and Thessaloniki, and more flights to Belfast.
“Our summer 2019 schedule will see our traffic grow by over 6% and deliver 5.4m customers per year through Manchester Airport, all on the lowest fares.
“To celebrate we are releasing seats for sale from just £14.99, for travel between October and December. This offer is available for booking untilmidnight on Monday, October 1st.”
Julian Carr, Aviation Director for Manchester Airport, said: “It’s fantastic to see Ryanair adding yet more routes and continuing to grow from Manchester.
“Gothenburg and Marseilles are currently unserved from the airport and along with their other new routes will offer our 27.9 million passengers an even greater choice of destinations, whether it’s for business or leisure.”
