Ryanair announces 'biggest ever' schedule at Bournemouth Airport
Three new routes are included as part of a $200m investment
Last updated 8th Dec 2022
Ryanair has announced its biggest ever schedule at Bournemouth Airport for next summer, as part of a $200 million investment across the South.
The low-cost Irish airline will run 18 routes from the Dorset hub from mid-2023, including three new destinations - Carcasonne in France, Edinburgh and Venice.
Bosses at Ryanair have also announced increased frequencies in routes to busy summer destinations Alicante, Faro, Girona and Palma.
They have said the investment will support over 550 jobs in the south, including 60 direct positions.
Speaking from Bournemouth Airport this morning, Ryanair DAC CEO, Eddie Wilson, said:
“As the UK’s most reliable airline, Ryanair is delighted to announce even more growth with the addition of a second based aircraft and our biggest ever schedule for Bournemouth – offering 120 weekly flights on 18 routes including our exciting new routes to Carcassonne, Edinburgh and Venice for summer 2023."
Steve Gill, managing director of Bournemouth Airport, said:
“This is fantastic news for our passengers and offers even more choice from their local airport. We’re on course to have recovered 95% of our pre-pandemic traffic by the end of this year having served 800,000 passengers and Ryanair has been a huge part of that.
"With new routes to Carcassonne, Edinburgh and Venice, 30% more weekly flights next summer and 18 routes in total, this is a huge vote of confidence by Ryanair in Bournemouth Airport."
Year-round flights to Venice start on 20th December.
Other year-round Ryanair routes include Dublin, Malta, Faro in Portugal, Alicante, Malaga, Tenerife, and Krakow and Wroclaw in Poland. There are also seasonal services to Barcelona (Girona), Bergerac, Budapest, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Majorca, Murcia, and Zadar in Croatia.