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Ryanair to base fourth jet in Shannon and expand network

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Declan Power, Head of Aviation Development was delighted to have secured a 4th based aircraft with Ryanair at Shannon Airport, especially on his granddaughter Sofia’s 4th birthday, on the 4th June.

Ryanair has announced a fourth based aircraft at Shannon Airport for the upcoming 2025/26 winter season, which begins 26 October, delivering 20% traffic growth and over 1.6 million Ryanair passengers per year.

As a result, Ryanair has announced the launch of three new routes from Shannon, including Lapland, Madeira and Madrid, in addition to frequency growth on six popular existing routes – Alicante, Edinburgh, Krakow, Lanzarote, Manchester. and Wroclaw

Welcoming the announcement, Mary Considine, CEO at the Shannon Airport Group, 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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Ryanair plans to deliver an additional 100,000 passengers per year, or growth of 20%, with the launch of the three new routes.

Shannon Airport in western Ireland is one of the country’s fastest growing. Having already surpassed its pre-pandemic passenger levels, it welcomed over 2.1 million travellers in 2024, the highest number in 15 years and a 7% increase on 2023. Ryanair was Shannon’s largest carrier by capacity share in 2024, accounting for over 65% of all seats.