Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (13 Aug) celebrated over 20 million passengers through Shannon Airport since it began operations to/from Shannon in 1987. Ryanair was the first low-cost airline to operate at Shannon Airport and over the past 37 years, has grown its operation from a single route to/from London Luton to 26 routes connecting 10 countries across Europe. Ryanair has invested heavily in the region, including its 3 Shannon based aircraft – an investment of $300 million and supporting over 1,250 local jobs, including 90 highly paid aviation jobs – as well its state-of-the-art 3-bay maintenance facility – a €10 million investment which created a further 200 high-skill local jobs.

This Summer Ryanair is operating a robust schedule at Shannon Airport with over 90 weekly flights across 26 routes, including an exciting new route to Gran Canaria, providing customers in the mid-west with unbeatable choice at the lowest fares when booking their Summer ’24 getaways.

Ryanair’s Head of Communications, Jade Kirwan said:

“We are delighted to celebrate over 20 million Ryanair passengers through Shannon Airport. This significant milestone showcases Ryanair’s continued growth and investment at Shannon, where Ryanair has operated proudly since 1987, delivering growth, investment, and jobs for the mid-west.

This Summer, Ryanair is operating a robust schedule at Shannon Airport with over 90 weekly flights across 26 routes, including our new Gran Canaria route, on our 3 Shannon based aircraft – an investment of $300m and supporting over 1,250 local jobs. We look forward to carrying millions more passengers on Ryanair’s low-fare flights to/from Shannon over the years to come.”