Ryanair to base fourth aircraft at Shannon adding routes to Madrid and Lapland

At the announcement of fourth Ryanair aircraft to be based at Shannon this winter were Ray Kelliher, Ryanair director of route development and commercial finance Ryanair; Santa Claus; Shannon Airport Group chief Mary Considine; Jason McGuinness, Ryanair chief commercial officer; Mariana Almagaro and Maciek Gladys, Ryanair crew; Ray O'Driscoll, Shannon deputy chief executive, and chief commercial officer; Lara Pereira, Ryanair crew, and Turlough O'Neill, Ryanair base captain at Shannon. Picture: Arthur Ellis
Ryanair announced on Wednesday it will add a fourth aircraft at Shannon Airport this winter, described as a ‘gamechanger’ for the region, adding 100,000 passengers.
The announcement will see three new routes this winter to Lapland, Madeira and Madrid, in addition to extra flights on six existing routes - Alicante, Edinburgh, Kraków, Lanzarote, Manchester, and Wrocław - for Winter 25/26.