Irish budget carrier Ryanair announced a record Winter 2026 schedule for Sicily with 88 routes, including 17 new routes, delivering over 12.5m passengers p.a. (+9% growth) . The record Winter 2026 schedule is underpinned by Ryanair’s 11 based aircraft, including the addition of 2 new aircraft this Winter, one each in Catania and Palermo bases and the extension of Ryanair’s Trapani-Marsala base for the full Winter season.
As part of the expansion Ryanair will launch a new route between Catania (CTA) and Dublin (DUB) for summer 2027, from 28 March to 29 October 2027, operating four times weekly operated by a Dublin based Ryanair DAC Boeing 737.
Ryanair will compete against Aer Lingus three weekly service from 2 May-22 September using 174 seat Airbus A320-200 aircraft.
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