Ryanair preparing for ‘biggest summer’ at Liverpool John Lennon Airport as milestone hit

Ryanair is preparing for its biggest summer ever at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

The Irish budget airline will increase its offering to more than 255 weekly flights across 31 routes from the Speke-based airport this summer. Included in its offering are four new destinations Ibiza, Madrid, Rome and Shannon, while it will also expand capacity on its routes to Alicante, Cork, Dublin, Knock, Paris, Reus and Tenerife.

Earlier this year, Ryanair announced the expansions to its operation in the city this summer. As well as the new routes and increased number of flights, it will base a new plane at the airport, in a move which has created 30 jobs.

As it prepares for the summer season, the airline welcomed its 35 millionth passenger through Liverpool John Lennon Airport today (June 1). It comes as Ryanair celebrates 35 years of operation at Liverpool.

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Ryanair’s head of communications, Jade Kirwan said: “We are delighted to celebrate 35 years and 35 million Ryanair passengers at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, with our 35 millionth passenger departing this morning on our popular Porto route – just one of the 31 routes we are operating as part of our biggest ever schedule this summer.

Ms Kirwan told the ECHO: “It’s going to be our biggest summer in Liverpool to date. We’ll be carrying more passengers – 25% more than summer 2022 – it’s a phenomenal jump.