Ryanair is getting ready to pump the London market for the summer season, with the airline announcing is summer scheduled, along with 14 new routes being added.
Ryanair Boeing 737-80a0 taking off from Dublin Airport – Image, Economy Class and Beyond
In total, the airline will serve 181 routes for the Summer 2022 season. These will operate out of its three London bases – Gatwick, Luton, and Stansted.
Ryanair will base over 100 aircraft in the region.
What’s new for Summer 2022?
You’ll need to check the Ryanair site and also check the departure airport, but here is what’s new:
- Burgas (Bulgaria)
- Catania (Italy)
- Helsinki (Finland)
- Lublin (Poland)
- Maastricht (Netherlands)
- Madeira (Portugal)
- Menorca (Spain)
- Orebro (Sweden)
- Stockholm (Sweden)
- Tampere (Finland)
- Tangier (Morocco)
- Trapani (Italy)
- Växjö (Sweden)
Is there a whine about Air Passenger Duty in the PR? *checks notes*. Yes. Yes, there is.
Ryanair continues its whin about Air Passenger duty, with the airline moaning that the UK Government has missed the opportunity to accelerate the recovery of tourism and jobs by delaying the reduction in APD until 2023. They argue abolishing it would mean dramatic traffic, jobs and tourism growth.
In Quotes
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said:
“We are pleased to announce 14 new routes from our three London airports, Stansted, Luton and Gatwick, as all Covid-19 travel restrictions have now been lifted, UK citizens and visitors can book a well-deserved Summer getaway to exciting destinations such as Helsinki, Madeira and Naples. Ryanair is driving London’s post Covid recovery as we grow across Europe, with new aircraft and new routes.
Despite launching our biggest ever schedule, the UK Govt failed to support this recovery by delaying the reduction in APD until 2023. Ryanair again calls on the UK Govt to scrap APD completely, to allow airlines and airports to quickly restore traffic, jobs, and tourism. The 50% reduction proposed for 2023 is too little, too late as APD puts UK airports at a severe cost disadvantage versus European competitors, and the absence of Govt support for aviation and tourism recovery creates further barriers to UK traffic and growth.
Lead-in sale? Why not?
Tradition says if Ryanair is launching routes, there’s a sale. And lo and behold, there’s one kicking off from London, with a three-day seat sale, with lead-in fares starting from £19.99 one-way, based on a small carry-on item.
Of course, if you want to tote a larger carry-on bag, check luggage in, assign a seat and other creature comforts, the airline will happily accept your form of payment.
It runs until Friday 4th March if you feel the urge to fly out of the London Network.
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