Ryanair, announced its Winter 2025 schedule for Ireland West Airport Knock, operating a total of 10 routes, adding over 20,000 extra seats , up 7 percent compared to 2024, which includes increased frequencies on several popular routes to meet passenger demand.
In a further boost to its Liverpool service, Ryanair has introduced a second daily service on Fridays throughout the winter, as well as on Sundays and Mondays in February also added extra capacity on its services to and from Birmingham ( x 3 weekly) , London Luton ( x 10 weekly) and Manchester (x 4/5 weekly).
Ireland West Airport Knock Managing Director, Joe Gilmore, said “On the back of our busiest summer season on record, we are pleased to see such a robust schedule of services available this winter with Ryanair. This winter our customers can choose from ten destinations across the UK and Europe with the addition of extra flights to UK cities such as Edinburgh, Liverpool and London as well as four weekly flights to sunspots such as Lanzarote, Malaga, and Tenerife. We look forward to continuing to grow our partnership with Ryanair into 2026 and thank them for their continued support for the airport and West of Ireland region.”
Ryanair’s Director of Communications, Jade Kirwan, said “Ryanair is pleased to launch our Winter 2025 schedule for Ireland West Airport Knock, with 10 routes to popular winter getaway destinations, like Lanzarote, Malaga, and Tenerife as well as exciting city break destinations, like Edinburgh, Liverpool, and London, giving our customers in the West of Ireland Ireland even more choice at the lowest fares. Ryanair wants to continue to grow at regional Irish airports, like Ireland West Airport Knock, however, the Irish Govt. needs to support these airports by expanding the scope of the Regional Airports Programme (RAP) 2026-30 to at least 3m passenger p.a., which would allow regional airports to grow traffic without being penalised for doing so.”
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