Ryanair has announced two new routes out of Shannon beginning in autumn.
It will operate a new daily service to Bristol starting on 13 October. A service to Nantes in western France will operate three times a week from 1 November.
This will bring the number of routes Ryanair operates from Shannon to 16. It will also be increasing its flights from Shannon to Frankfurt from one to four flights per week starting at the end of October.
According to the Ryanair Chief Executive, Michael O'Leary, this will mean an additional 200,000 passengers to Shannon this year.
Chairman of the airport Pat Shanahan said traffic is booming in the airport and passenger figures up to June are up 66% on last year.
Mr Shanahan said 'it shows that the policy by the new Shannon Airport Board of reducing air tariffs and landing charges to drive passengers through the airport is working'.
