Ryanair has announced a new route from Belfast to Lithuania’s second largest city Kaunas.
The new route will form part of Ryanair’s newly-launched Winter 2024 schedule for Belfast International Airport, which includes 13 routes.
As well as the new Kaunas route, Ryanair has also added extra Winter flights on three popular city-break hotspots – Alicante, Krakow, and London.
The Kaunas route will operate four times a week, on a return basis and will start from October 27.
Belfast International Airport’s CEO, Dan Owens said: “Since returning to Belfast International Airport, Ryanair has offered local passengers’ greater choice and connectivity with fantastic routes on offer. Today’s announcement that they will deliver 13 routes over the winter period including an exciting new destination such as Kaunas in Lithuania only grows this offering. The additional flights to Alicante, Krakow and London strengthen Ryanair’s presence in Northern Ireland and is warmly welcomed by all.”
Ryanair chief marketing officer Dara Brady said: “Since reopening Ryanair’s base in 2023, we have grown and invested heavily in the region with 2x based aircraft ($200m invest.) and support of over 850 local jobs, as well as driving important inbound tourism year-round. Through our ongoing investment, we have grown our Belfast operation by +64% vs. pre-Covid levels, and we will continue to grow at Belfast, have recently switched over 50,000 Winter seats from Dublin due to the 2007 traffic cap rendering Dublin Airport closed for business.
“Ryanair looks forward to continuing our positive relationship with Belfast International Airport and the growth opportunity it presents. We look forward to carry millions more Belfast citizens/visitors onboard our Ryanair flights over the years to come.”
