Ryanair, the UK and Europe’s no. 1 airline, today (01 Jun) celebrated 35 million passengers in its 35 years of operations at Liverpool John Lennon Airport. Ryanair was the first low-cost airline to operate at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, starting with its first flight from Dublin Airport back in 1988 bringing low fares to Liverpool citizens/visitors.

Ryanair’s Liverpool Summer ‘23 schedule will deliver:

• 1 new based aircraft (4 total)
• $400m investment
• 31 routes, incl. 4 new – Ibiza, Madrid, Rome & Shannon
• Over 255 flights per week
• Increased frequencies on 7 routes – Alicante, Cork, Dublin, Knock, Paris, Reus & Tenerife
• 15% capacity growth (vs S22)
• Supporting over 1,500 jobs, incl.120 direct jobs

This summer, Ryanair operates its biggest ever summer schedule at Liverpool John Lennon Airport with over 255 weekly flights across 31 routes incl. new sunshine destinations, like Ibiza and Madrid as well as increased frequencies on 7 popular Liverpool routes incl. Alicante, Paris, Reus, and Tenerife, offering its Liverpool customers unbeatable choice at the lowest fares when booking their summer ’23 getaways and driving invaluable inbound tourism for the region at the same time.

To celebrate 35 years and 35 million passengers at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, as well as Ryanair’s record-breaking Liverpool schedule for Summer ‘23, the airline has launched a special seat sale with fares from £29.99 for travel until end of Oct ‘23, available only at www.ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Head of Communications, Jade Kirwan said:

“We are delighted to celebrate 35 years and 35 million Ryanair passengers at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, with our 35millionth passenger departing this morning on our popular Porto route – just one of the 31 routes we are operating as part of our biggest ever schedule this summer.

Ryanair has operated at Liverpool John Lennon Airport since 1988 and our record Summer ’23 schedule will not only provide Liverpool’s customers/visitors with an unbeatable selection of sunny hotspots and vibrant European city break destinations this Summer, particularly across Belgium, Croatia, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia and Sweden where we operate exclusively to/from Liverpool John Lennon Airport, but will continue to promote important regional development through the support of over 1,500 local jobs, and delivery of even greater connectivity with Europe and its millions of holidaymakers.

To celebrate this phenomenal milestone, we have launched a special seat sale with fares from just £29.99 for travel until the end of Oct ’23 available only on Ryanair.com.”

Robin Tudor, Head of PR & Communications at Liverpool John Lennon Airport added:

“Ryanair were the first low-cost airline to operate from Liverpool and for 35 years they have been giving the region’s passengers the opportunity to travel to a host of popular overseas destinations from their local faster, easier, friendlier, airport of choice at some of the lowest air fares around. This continues today as we gear up for the busy summer holiday period and look forward to welcoming thousands of Ryanair passengers over the coming weeks.”