BE A WINNER: BOOK RYANAIR, WIN A FREE CHELT. FESTIVAL ENTRY TICKET

Ryanair, Ireland’s No.1 airline, today (Thurs, 13 Nov) added over 10,000 extra seats for the most exciting dates in the horse racing calendar – Cheltenham 2026! The four-day racing festival runs from 10-13 March, and Ryanair have added extra flights from Cork, Dublin, and Shannon to Birmingham and Bristol between 9-14 March, with prices starting from just €29.99 – perfect for anyone trying to find a winner at the greatest jumps racing festival! For race fans who don’t fancy four days racing, these 10,000 extra seats make 1 or 2 day trips easily affordable!

Now’s your chance to watch Ireland, led by Willie Mullins, Gordon Elliot, Henry de Bromhead, and Gavin Cromwell, among others, smash the English and retain the Prestbury Cup. These 10,000 extra seats will fly faster than a Cheltenham favourite, so book your low-fare flights today at Ryanair.com before they (like all the big priced favourites) are gone, gone, gone!

To celebrate these 10,000 extra seats for Cheltenham 2026, Ryanair has launched a special giveaway competition, in which passengers who book a Ryanair flight to Cheltenham (from Cork, Dublin or Shannon to Birmingham or Bristol between 9-14 March) from now until 30 November will be in with a chance to win a free entrance ticket! Just visit ryanair.com, click on the competition banner, enter your email address, booking reference, and answer a simple question correctly to be in with a chance to win 1 of 200 free festival entrance tickets.

To enter or for competition details visit Ryanair.com. Competition winners will be notified by 5 December.

Ryanair’s CMO, Dara Brady, said:

“Racing fans love the Cheltenham Festival, and with over 10,000 extra seats added from Cork, Dublin, and Shannon to Birmingham and Bristol, Ryanair is gearing up for a record Irish invasion at the 2026 Festival.

These extra Ryanair flights will operate from 9-14 March,giving punters even more chances to book Ryanair’s low fares and soak up the electric atmosphere across the four-day festival. Whether you want to go for the full 4 days or just visit for 1 or 2 days, Ryanair’s low fares and these 10,000 extra seats can get you there and back at the lowest prices. But hurry, these seats will sell out fast, so fans should gallop onto Ryanair.com today and book their racing getaway.

To celebrate these 10,000 extra seats, racegoers who book a Ryanair flight to Cheltenham 2026 from Cork, Dublin, or Shannon for travel between 9-14 March, have the chance enter a draw to win a free racecourse entrance ticket. Just book your Ryanair flights between now and 30 November, visit the competition page at Ryanair.com and enter your details (email address and booking reference) and answer a quick and easy question on, and you’ll be entered into a draw to win 1 of 200 free entrance tickets.”