Ryanair to introduce six new routes at John Lennon Airport this winter

Irish carrier Ryanair has revealed its full Winter 2016/17 flight schedule at Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA).

In addition to its recently announced service connecting Liverpool with the Bulgarian capital Sofia, the airline is introducing new routes to Gran Canaria, Pisa and Porto, as well as flights to Szczecin in Poland and Bergerac in France.

All six will continue to operate as year-round services.

As a result, LJLA’s director of air service development, Mark Povall, has forecast a year-on-year rise in winter passenger numbers for Ryanair.

He said: “We expect that these new winter services will bring a 7% increase in Ryanair passenger numbers at Liverpool next winter, as well as bringing increased choice with year round access to all six of these destinations.”

In total, Ryanair’s Winter schedule will comprise 24 destinations and 93 flights at Liverpool every week.

Robin Kiely, the airline’s head of communications, commented: “We are pleased to launch our Liverpool Winter 2016 schedule, which includes a new route to Sofia, five new Winter services to Bergerac, Gran Canaria, Pisa, Porto and Szczecin, and more flights to Alicante and Malaga, making Ryanair the ideal choice for sun and city break getaways.

“Our 24 winter routes and 28 summer services will help deliver 1.9m customers this year and support 1,400 on-site jobs at Liverpool Airport.”

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