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Ryanair to commence new routes to Seville & La Rochelle from Cork Airport

Ryanair, the Ireland-based low fares airline, has said that it will launch its new routes from Cork Airport to Seville and La Rochelle for the first time this June bank holiday weekend (June 1 & 4 respectively) as part of the airline’s biggest ever Summer ’23 schedule.

This Summer, Ryanair will operate over 270 weekly flights across 29 routes to/from Cork Airport, including the new sunshine destinations – Seville and La Rochelle – offering southern customers/visitors more choice at budget fares when booking their summer holidays.

Ryanair’s Head of Communications, Jade Kirwan, said: ‘As Cork’s No. 1 airline, Ryanair is delighted to operate our first flights from Cork Airport to Seville in Spain and La Rochelle in France this June bank holiday weekend as part of our biggest ever Summer ’23 schedule.

‘These two exciting new routes to Seville and La Rochelle add to our 27 routes currently operating to/from Cork Airport this Summer, including our new Venice and Rome routes, offering our customers in the south of Ireland even more choice and at the lowest fares when booking their Summer ’23 getaways.’

‘This record schedule is underpinned by Ryanair’s 3 based aircraft at Cork Airport, which represent a $300m investment and support over 1,300 local jobs while driving invaluable inbound tourism for the region too. We look forward to welcoming even more customers onboard our flights to/from Cork this Summer as Ryanair continues to deliver more traffic, connectivity, and lower fares than any other airline for Ireland.’

Barry Holland, Communications Manager at Cork Airport added: ‘This June Bank Holiday weekend will see the addition of two new summer routes to Seville, Spain and La Rochelle, France from Cork Airport. These two new Ryanair destinations will offer even more choice for passengers from across the South of Ireland when booking a summer getaway.’

Seville, the capital city of the Andalucia region in southern Spain, is known for its stunning architecture, authentic Spanish cuisine, and rich history. La Rochelle, on the France’s idyllic western coastline, is a thriving maritime city, located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region with a picturesque harbour, charming old town and lively street cafes.

Southern customers/visitors can book the new Ryanair routes – Seville and La Rochelle – for fares from EUR29.99 one-way for travel until October 2023.

Jet2.com launches new route to La Rochelle from Leeds Bradford

The UK-based airline Jet2.com has announced the launch of a new route to La Rochelle from Leeds Bradford Airport.

With the new route, over 5,000 seats are on sale to La Rochelle for Summer 2018 from Leeds Bradford. Flights will operate every Saturday afternoon until the end of September.

With its range of seafood restaurants, the city of La Rochelle is popular with holidaymakers. La Rochelle, with the walled old town at the heart of the city, provides access via bridge to Il de Re, an Atlantic-coast island of dunes and pine forestry.

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: ‘La Rochelle is a destination that is rapidly growing in popularity with Britons, so we are delighted to launch this new route from Leeds Bradford Airport. With weekly flights operating at great times throughout the summer on our award-winning airline, we are looking forward to a very successful programme. As demand to La Rochelle increases, we will be going even bigger and better next summer, with the launch of a second route to La Rochelle from Manchester.’

Thomas Juin, Airport Manager said, ‘We are delighted with the arrival of the company Jet2.com at La Rochelle – Ile de Re airport. Our destination, already very appreciated by English people, is now accessible from the Leeds region in less than two hours thanks to the launch of this route. People will enjoy the sandy beaches of Ile de Re, walks, bike rides or a drink on the terraces of the old harbour of La Rochelle.’

The airline has also announced a second new route from Manchester Airport for Summer 2019. The addition of weekly Saturday flights between May and September will offer nearly 7,000 seats between La Rochelle and Manchester Airport for Summer 2019. The flights from Manchester will provide direct access to the harbour port from two UK bases next summer, and will more than double seat capacity, Jet2 said.