RYANAIR looks set to launch three brand new flights at a small UK airport, as it already begins to cast it eyes on next summer.
In April this year, the budget carrier started new routes from Norwich Airport for the first time.
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Passengers in Norfolk were able to book flights to Alicante in Spain, Faro in Portugal and Malta, with some routes starting from as little as £17.
Now the airline could be set to launch more new routes from the regional travel hub, according to its managing director.
Richard Pace has said that he is hoping to see at least two or three more flights added to the airport’s route map in time for summer 2025.
In an interview with BBC Radio Norfolk, he spoke of the success of the first few months of flights from Norwich Airport and said he would know more about the future routes from next month.
At the moment, there is no indication of where the new routes will travel to, or when they will begin.
He said that “both commercially and operationally” things were going well at Norwich, claiming that all flights boasted a capacity of 90 per cent or more.
He then added: “I think I’d like to see another two or three routes next summer added to what we’ve already got, and we’ll know that hopefully in September.
“All the signs, the way we perform, the way that the customers have supported Norwich… I see no reason why we won’t see additional capacity for next summer.”
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Further evidence of the success of the routes can be seen from the fact that the flights to Faro had to be extended.
More flights have been added to keep up with passengers’ demand for journeys during October half-term.
What’s more, just six weeks after the flights were first launched, Ryanair also announced that its flights to Alicante would continue through the winter season until next March.
Mr Pace labelled this as “another huge vote of confidence in Norwich Airport by Ryanair”.
Ryanair isn’t the only airline to fly from Norwich Airport, with TUI the travel hub’s biggest operator, with nine routes on offer in total.
The holiday operator jets off to four destinations in Spain, including Ibiza, Menorca, Mallorca and Tenerife.
Hand luggage rules for UK airlines
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Ryanair
One personal bag measuring no more than 40cm x 20cm x 25cm
EasyJet
One personal bag measuring no larger than 45cm x 36cm x 20cm
Jet2
One personal item that fits underneath the seat in front and one cabin bag no larger than 56cm x 45cm x 25cm weighing up to 10kg
TUI
One personal item that its underneath the seat in front and one cabin bag no larger than 55cm x 40cm x 20cm weighing up to 10kg
British Airways
One personal bag no larger than 40cm x 30cm x 15cm and one cabin bag no larger than 56cm x 45cm 25cm weighing up to 23kg
Virgin Atlantic
One personal item that fits underneath the seat in front and one cabin bag no larger than 56cm x 36cm x 23cm weighing up to 10kg
They also fly to three locations in Greece, including Corfu, Crete and Rhodes.
Paphos in Cyprus and Dalaman in Turkey are also on offer.
One of Ryanair’s main competitors easyJet has also announced new flights for this year from four different airports.
Birmingham, London, Manchester and Liverpool are all set to get new flights this year, including to destinations like Hurghada in Egypt, Krakow, Reykjavik, Innsbruck, Prague and Marrakech.
Meanwhile, these new flights have been launched from Newcastle to a popular holiday hotspot.
And this much-hated budget airline has been named the best in the UK.
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