Ryanair may switch more routes

RYANAIR may switch its Paris and Brussels routes from Shannon to Kerry Airport if the low-cost carrier fails to force a better deal out of Aer Rianta, NCB Stockbrokers said yesterday.

Ryanair rocked Aer Rianta when the low-fares company decided to change the vast majority of its Frankfurt Hahn flights from Shannon to Kerry with effect from April 1 next. This will result in an extra 100,000 passengers joining the 170,000 passengers who already use Kerry International Airport for services to London and Dublin.

NCB’s aviation analyst Shane Matthews has suggested an extra 250,000 Ryanair air passengers using Ryanair’s Shannon to Paris and Brussels routes could be switched to Kerry.