Shannon Airport’s summer schedule, which is comprised of 33 destinations, has officially been launched.
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Over the weekend, the very first Ryanair flights to Naples, Porto, Béziers, Newcastle and Liverpool took to the skies, as part of Shannon’s summer schedule, which offers 33 services to 11 countries – a 14% increase in routes on 2019.
The 2023 schedule includes six new services to Europe, the UK and the USA – five of which officially commenced within a 24-hour period between Sunday 26 March and Monday 27 March – while a daily service to Chicago O’Hare Airport is due to commence in May.
This summer, Ryanair will operate 27 routes from Shannon, representing 42% growth in Ryanair summer services, compared to 2019. The airline will also have three aircraft based at Shannon, providing over 180 weekly flights to sun- and city-break destinations from the airport.
Transatlantic services at the airport will receive a boost with the addition of United’s new daily Chicago service, which commences on 26 May. The new destination is one of four US services from Shannon, along with daily services to New York (JFK) and Boston with Aer Lingus, and Newark with United.
Other destination options from Shannon Airport this summer include Alicante, Barcelona, Birmingham, Budapest, Corfu, Edinburgh, Faro, Fuerteventura, Kaunas, Krakow, Lanzarote, Liverpool, London, Malaga, Malta, Manchester, Marseille, Palma, Paris, Tenerife, Warsaw and Wroclaw.
Statement By CEO Of Shannon Airport Group
Mary Considine, CEO of the Shannon Airport Group, said, “We are expecting a busy summer, with services to 33 destinations on over 280 weekly flights. Our summer schedule includes increased frequency on 11 services, providing over 370,000 extra seats. This is fantastic news for our customers, and we would encourage people to support these by flying Shannon.
“Our team have worked hard to secure our new services, and we are delighted to see five of them take off this weekend, officially marking the launch of our summer season.
“We are looking forward to welcoming passengers from across the country, as they enjoy the ease of travelling through Shannon Airport. Due to our state-of-the-art seamless security screening system, which eliminates the need to remove liquids and electronics from your cabin bag, the average journey time from the car park to the gate is less than 15 minutes. This, along with our US preclearance facility, our age-friendly status and our sensory room, provides a hassle-free journey for our passengers, as they set off on those well-deserved breaks.”
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