Ryanair announce new airport deal

Ryanair today announced a new 10-year agreement committing the low-fares airline to develop Brussels Charleroi Airport until 2016.

As part of this agreement Ryanair will base a fourth aircraft in Charleroi.

The airline will open five new routes, from Brussels to Faro, Nimes, Malaga, Salzburg and Valencia from April 2006.

This brings the number of Ryanair routes from Brussels Charleroi to 16.