Irish airline EUjet is to begin new services from Shannon in September.
The airline says it will operate three return flights a day between Shannon and Dublin, as well as weekend services from Shannon to Faro, Malaga and Murcia. There will also be flights to Geneva during the ski season. EUjet will also operate services from Shannon via Dublin to its UK hub at Kent International Airport.
The Shannon-based airline was set up in May last year and employs 130 people and is headed by former Ryanair boss PJ McGoldrick. It expects to increase this to 240 by the end of the year.
EUjet will also take a further three aircraft on lease from Debis AirFinance, bringing its fleet to seven. The airline has so far operated charter flights and services on behalf of other airlines.
* UK airport operator Planestation Group has bought a 30% stake in EUjet for £2m sterling. The acquisition makes Planestation the second largest stakeholder in EUjet, after the airline's CEO JP McGoldrick. EUjet is Planestation's anchor airline for its international airport at Kent in southern England.
