Irish budget carrier Ryanair celebrated the milestone of carrying over 35 million passengers through London Luton Airport. Ryanair was the first low-cost airline to operate at London Luton Airport, starting with its first flight from Dublin Airport back in 1986 using an 48 seat HS748 aircraft.
Ryanair Head of Communications, Jade Kirwan said “We are delighted to celebrate over 35 million Ryanair passengers through London Luton Airport. This significant milestone resounds Ryanair’s continued growth and investment at Luton. This Summer Ryanair is operating our biggest ever schedule to/from London Luton Airport with over 300 weekly flights across 29 routes, including Ryanair’s 2 new Summer sunshine routes to Palma De Mallorca and Treviso. This record schedule will operate on our 7 Luton-based aircraft – an investment of $700 and supporting over 1900 local jobs. We look forward to carrying millions more passengers on Ryanair’s low-fare flights to/from London Luton over the years to come.”
Ryanair’s London Luton base serves 29 routes , connecting 10 countries across Europe using 7 based aircraft four 189 seat Boeing 737-800 and three 197 seat Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 ‘Gamechangers’ supporting over 1,900 local jobs. This Summer Ryanair is operating its biggest ever schedule to/from London Luton Airport, with over 300 weekly flights across 29 routes, including 2 new routes to Palma and Venice Treviso.
Luton Airport won ACI Best European Airport 2024 in 10-25 million passenger category.
Image Credit: London Luton Airport
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