Ryanair planning to launch more new routes in 2010 than any other airline

RYANAIR has plans to start more routes this year than any other airline worldwide with analysts predicting it could return to aircraft buying in the coming years.

According to a report from airline analysts, Annoaero, Ryanair has already announced 146 new routes for 2010, with EasyJet second at 71.

Bloxham analyst Joe Gill said this underlines how important Ryanair and Easyjet are in the supply-demand balance across Europe.