Shannon Airport starts summer flights with five new Ryanair offerings

Shannon Airport in the south-west of Ireland has launched five new routes as part of a “sizzling” summer schedule to 33 destinations. The first Ryanair flights to Naples, Porto, Béziers, Newcastle and Liverpool took off ahead of a daily United Airlines service to Chicago that will launch in May. “We are expecting a busy summer with services to 33 destinations on over 280 weekly flights. Our summer schedule includes increased frequency on 11 services providing over 370,000 extra seats,” said Mary Considine, the chief executive of the airport.