Ryanair Announces Big Expansion

Ryanair continues to announce its 2023/24 winter flying schedule, which now includes expansion from two important UK locations.

Manchester Winter Expansion

Ryanair will grow its Manchester operation this winter with 64 routes, including five new routes slated to launch.

Belfast, Plodiv, Tirana, Venice, and Warsaw will all debut from Manchester in the coming months.

Away from new routes, Ryanair further notes that on another 20 connections, there’ll be increased frequencies. The likes of Alicante, Faro, Paris and Tenerife will see jumps to reflect growing demand.

16 aircraft will be based in Manchester, equal to a USD 1.6 billion investment and what’ll support 5,800 local jobs. 8 of the 16 are from the 737 MAX series, which Ryanair labels as “game-changers.”

Comments From Executive For Manchester Expansion

Ryanair is pleased to announce our Winter 23/24 schedule at Manchester Airport, with 64 routes including 5 new Winter routes to Belfast, Plovdiv, Tirana, Venice, and Warsaw, as well as increased frequencies on another 20 Winter sun and city break routes, offering Ryanair customers in the north-west region unbeatable choice at the lowest fares. This schedule will operate on Ryanair’s 16 based aircraft at Manchester Airport, representing a €1.6bn investment and supporting over 5,800 local jobs. This includes, 8 of Ryanair’s quieter, lower emission “Gamechanger” aircraft.

Ryanair’s Director of Digital & Marketing, Dara Brady

Birmingham Expansion Announced

Ryanair says Birmingham is another vital city for the upcoming 2023/24 winter schedule.

The airline will base six aircraft, equating to a USD 600 million investment, with three being the 737 MAX.

Four new routes will launch from Birmingham, including Budapest, Girona, Seville and Valencia.

However, their commitment to Birmingham extends past new resources, with 11 services increasing frequencies. This includes Krakow, Malta and Turin.

Comments From Executive For Birmingham Expansion

Ryanair is pleased to announce our Winter 23/24 schedule at Birmingham Airport, with 34 routes including 4 new Winter routes to Budapest, Girona, Seville, and Valencia as well as increased frequencies on another 11 Winter sun and city break routes, offering Ryanair customers in the west-midlands region unbeatable choice at the lowest fares. This schedule will operate on Ryanair’s 6 based aircraft at Birmingham Airport, representing a €600m investment and supporting over 2,200 local jobs. This includes, 3 of Ryanair’s quieter, lower emission “Gamechanger” aircraft.

Ryanair’s Director of Digital & Marketing, Dara Brady