Ryanair announces record bookings

Ryanair has announced record bookings for the October bank holiday weekend.

The airline said today that 250,000 passengers will travel to/ from Ireland on Ryanair's 90 routes this weekend.

Announcing the record figures, Peter Sherrard, Ryanair's Head of Communications said: " With 20 additional routes set to start this winter, Ryanair will continue to carry more passengers to/ from Ireland than any other airline."