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Ryanair will base a sixth aircraft at Liverpool John
Lennon Airport for Summer 2026, strengthening its presence in the Northwest
with an investment of US$600 million. The additional capacity allows for
250,000 extra seats, a 15% year-on-year increase, alongside three new routes to
Marrakesh, Tirana and Warsaw. The airline will also add frequencies on eleven
established leisure and city routes, supporting more than 2,000 local jobs and
expanding travel options at low fares.
Expanded Schedule for Summer 2026
The upcoming season includes 34 routes from Liverpool,
enhanced by the deployment of six based aircraft. Alongside the new
destinations, Ryanair increases frequencies on services to Alicante, Barcelona,
Faro, Ibiza, Kaunas, Kraków, Malaga, Malta, Porto, Reus and Sofia. Total
capacity rises to around two million seats, pushing annual traffic at the
airport above 2.4 million passengers.
Limited-Time Sale to Mark the Expansion
To celebrate the growth of the Liverpool base and the
launch of three new routes, Ryanair has introduced a temporary fare promotion
starting from £29.99, bookable exclusively via Ryanair.com.
Statement from Ryanair
Ryanair’s CCO, Jason McGuinness, said:
“We are delighted to be in Liverpool today to
celebrate more Ryanair investment and record growth for the Northwest, with the
announcement of a sixth Ryanair aircraft at Liverpool for Summer 2026 as well
as 3 new routes to Marrakesh, Tirana, and Warsaw. Ryanair will also add extra
flights on existing popular sun and city break routes, like Alicante,
Barcelona, Faro, Ibiza & Kraków, driving 2026 traffic above 2.4m passengers
p.a.
Ryanair’s supercharged investment and growth at
Liverpool (US$600m) will deliver more than 2m low-fare seats to 34 European
destinations, offering customers in the Northwest more choice at the lowest
fares in Europe, while simultaneously driving inbound tourism. While Ryanair is
growing at Liverpool next Summer, other regional airports across the UK are
being hamstrung by Rachel Reeves idiotic decision to increase APD. If the UK
Govt is serious about delivering growth, they should abolish this penal and damaging
APD tax, which makes the UK (particularly regional airports) uncompetitive
compared to EU countries like Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia, and regional Italy,
which are abolishing aviation taxes and lowering access costs to stimulate
traffic, tourism, and jobs growth.
To celebrate Ryanair’s new aircraft and 3 new routes
at Liverpool this Summer, we’ve launched a limited time seat sale with fares
from £29.99 available only at Ryanair.com.”
Image
Credit: © Ryanair
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