Ryanair announced at Shannon Airport base the addition of a fourth based aircraft an new Boeing 737-8200 Gamechanger, three new routes to Lapland, Madeira and Madrid and extra frequencies on six existing popular routes to Alicante, Edinburgh, Kraków, Lanzarote, Manchester, and Wrocław for Winter 25/26. The announcement delivers 20% traffic growth, delivering 1.6m Ryanair passengers per annum, supporting over 1,500 local jobs.
Ryanair’s CCO, Jason McGuinness said “We are delighted to celebrate another milestone for our Shannon base this Winter as the Airport welcomes a 4th Ryanair based aircraft. This new “Gamechanger” aircraft will deliver 100,000 (+20%) additional passengers and 3 new routes to Lapland, Madeira, and Madrid. In addition to these exciting new routes, Ryanair will also add extra flights on 6 popular Shannon routes – Alicante, Edinburgh, Kraków, Lanzarote, Manchester, and Wrocław.”
The Shannon Airport Group CEO Mary Considine said “We’re delighted to welcome Ryanair’s further expansion at Shannon Airport with the addition of a fourth based aircraft seeing three exciting new Winter ‘25 services from Shannon Airport to Madrid, Rovaniemi (Lapland), and Madeira, and increased frequencies on six existing routes. This expansion offers even greater choice for our passengers and strengthens Shannon’s position as a key gateway to and from the West of Ireland.”
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