Ryanair add another aircraft to Shannon base

Ryanair announced today that they would be adding a sixth aircraft to their Shannon base. From November the additional aircraft will allow the relaunch of the Shannon - Frankfurt Hahn route along with the launch of Shannon - Newcastle. The extra capacity will also be used to increase frequency on routes such as Bristol, Edinburgh and Paris. In total, 26 extra flights per week will be operated from Shannon. As is often the case with such announcements there is a downside. In this case the Shannon - East Midlands route is to be dropped and frequency reduced on Shannon - Luton from October 31. Speaking in Shannon today, Michael O'Leary said that the extra aircraft represented an additional $70m investment in the mid west by Ryanair and will create an additional 100 jobs at Shannon this winter.