Ryanair, the UK’s no.1 airline, today (9 Feb) announced its biggest ever Cardiff schedule for Summer 2023, with over 25 weekly flights across 4 routes including its new Belfast route, as well as increased frequencies on its ever-popular Dublin route.

Ryanair’s Cardiff Summer 2023 schedule will deliver:

– 4 routes (incl. 1 new) – Belfast, Dublin, Faro & Malaga

– 25+ weekly flights

– +63% growth on Summer 2022

– 210K passengers to/from Cardiff in FY24

– Over 155 local jobs

On top of sunny Summer 2023 holiday destinations like Faro and Malaga, Ryanair has responded to the UK Govt’s 50% APD cut for domestic travel from April ’23 with the opening of new domestic routes, incl. this new Cardiff to Belfast route from Wednesday, 29March. However, this 50% reduction ignores international connectivity which is fundamental for the growth of the UK’s economy and tourism. Ryanair calls again on the UK Govt to fully abolish APD for all travel immediately, which would not only promote tourism, but support much needed connectivity to the UK – an island-based economy on the edge of Europe.

Welsh customers can now book a well-deserved Summer break enjoying Ryanair’s lowest fares to the widest choice of destinations, incl. its exciting new Belfast route for Summer 2023, on Ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Head of Communications, Jade Kirwan, said:

“Ryanair is pleased to announce our biggest Cardiff schedule for Summer 2023 (+63% growth on S22), with over 25 weekly flights across 4 routes, including our exciting new Belfast route, offering our Welsh customers even more choice for their summer holidays at the lowest fares in Europe.

With the perfect balance of cool city break destinations, like Belfast and Dublin, and sunny hotspots, like Faro and Malaga, Ryanair really does have a destination to suit everyone this Summer, and for cost conscious families, there is no better choice than Ryanair’s industry leading low fares, particularly now that you can spread out the cost of your holiday by paying half the price now and the other half up to 40 days pre-departure when you book Ryanair’s Family Plus bundle, making family holidays easier for everyone.

We look forward to welcoming hundreds of thousands of customers onboard our flights to/from Cardiff this Summer as Ryanair continues to deliver more traffic, connectivity, and lower fares than any other airline for the UK.”

Cardiff Airport CEO, Spencer Birns, said:

“We are grateful for Ryanair’s commitment to working with us to grow more flight choice from Cardiff and we look forward to developing further options for our customers with the airline. Ryanair continues to recognise that people living in Wales want to fly to and from their local airport and this increase in choice is a good step for building on future opportunities with the airline in Wales.”