BREAKING: Ryanair announce brand-new route to UK from Shannon Airport

SHANNON AIRPORT has announced a brand-new Ryanair service to a major city in the UK.

The group has announced a new Liverpool service with Ryanair set to operate twice weekly on Fridays and Sundays from March 26, next year. 

This comes on top of the announcement less than three weeks ago of new Ryanair services to Naples in Italy and Porto in Portugal. It is part of the Shannon Airport Group’s work to build back air services, which has seen considerable success.  

Mary Considine, CEO, The Shannon Airport Group said it is great to see the partnership with Ryanair delivering further for the region, futhering their commitment to the Mid-West.

“This new Liverpool service not alone represents opportunities for passengers from Shannon to travel to an extremely popular city but also represents a tourism opportunity for this region. Our passengers across the region can take advantage of the convenience of flying from Shannon and jet off to a growing range of destinations as we continue to focus on building back our air services following the pandemic," she said.

Summer 2023 will see Ryanair operate 27 routes from Shannon with three based aircraft providing over 180 weekly flights to sun and city break destinations. 

This latest announcement represents a capacity growth of over 35% on Ryanair services from Shannon for Summer ‘23. This comes in addition to their €10 million investment with the recent opening of their 3-bay heavy maintenance hangar facility at Shannon creating over 200 new high-skilled jobs.  

Planes diverted to Shannon Airport due to severe weather conditions

Music lovers and football fans will be delighted with the new Liverpool service. It is the hometown of John, Paul, George and Ringo, the global musical phenomenon known as the Beatles.

Sports fans will have an opportunity to visit the home of two top Premier League teams: Liverpool FC and Everton FC. The city of Liverpool has much more to offer, shopping, dining, a lively night scene, and an array of cultural sites to explore.  

The Friday flight from Liverpool John Lennon Airport, will arrive in Shannon at 7.55am and with the outbound leg, departing at 8.20am. On Sundays, the flight will arrive at Shannon  Airport at 8.55pm and return to Liverpool at 9.30pm. 

Ryanair’s Director of Digital & Marketing, Dara Brady said: “This new route from our mid-west Irish base to Liverpool will allow our customers to plan a city break to the waterside city and equally allow Liverpool customers to explore the beauty of Shannon and surrounding regions." 

Seats are on sale at Ryanair.ie. To book holidays or city breaks from Shannon Airport visit flyshannon.ie