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Ryanair to launch new flight routes from regional UK airport just in time for summer
Plus the two other UK airports getting new Ryanair flights this year
BUDGET airline Ryanair is launching two new flights from a smaller UK airport this year.
While most of Ryanair's flights operate from London Luton and London Stansted, some of their new routes in 2024 will start from smaller airports in the country.
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From April 4, the low-cost airline will launch new flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante.
Then from April 6, flights from the airport will also launch to Tenerife.
Three flights a week will operate to Alicante, with one a week to Tenerife.
Ryanair currently has flights from Cardiff Airport to Dublin, Malaga and Faro, all restarting from April.
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The Dublin flights operate twice a week, with two flights to Faro and three to Malaga.
With the airline's fares starting from £14.99 from Cardiff, it's great news for Brits looking to buy bargain fares this summer.
Cardiff Airport chief executive Spencer Birns previously said the new flights were "fantastic news" for the airport.
He continued: "This exciting development will see Ryanair offering 26 weekly flights through our airport facilities and we look forward to being able to welcome passengers on these services from next spring."
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Flights to Malaga start from £22.99 and flights to Tenerife start from £30.91.
And they aren't the only new routes Ryanair is launching this year.
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New flights from Edinburgh Airport will fly to Biarritz and Bergerac in France as well as Agadir in Morocco from April, with two flights a week to each destination.
And the budget airline will launch its first flights from Norwich in April as well.
Flights to Alicante, Faro and Malta will start from April 1.
Here are some other airlines launching new flights this year.
Jet2
Jet2 is launching a number of new flights to Italy this year, including:
- Manchester to Sardinia from September 2024
- East Midlands to Verona from October 2024
- Edinburgh to Verona from October 2024
- Leeds Bradford to Verona from October 2024
- London Stansted to Sardinia from November 2024
- Manchester to Sicily from November 2024
- London Stansted to Sicily from November 2024
And from Liverpool John Lennon, new flights will operate to Madeira, Gran Canaria, Menorca, Rhodes, Zante, Paphos and Bourgas from May.
A number of new Jet2 routes to Verona, Sicily and Sardinia will also launch in 2025.
British Airways
British Airways will restart flights from London Stansted this May, for the first time since the pandemic.
The flights, starting from £36, will fly from the London Airport to Ibiza, Nice and Florence.
The UK flag carrier is also launching new London Gatwick to Agadir routes from next month, with new Abu Dhabi flights from London Heathrow in April.
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Hand luggage rules for UK airlines
We've rounded up how much hand luggage you can take on UK airlines when booking their most basic fare.
Ryanair
One personal bag measuring no more than 40cm x 20cm x 25cm
EasyJet
One personal bag measuring no larger than 45cm x 36cm x 20cm
Jet2
One personal item that fits underneath the seat in front and one cabin bag no larger than 56cm x 45cm x 25cm weighing up to 10kg
TUI
One personal item that its underneath the seat in front and one cabin bag no larger than 55cm x 40cm x 20cm weighing up to 10kg
British Airways
One personal bag no larger than 40cm x 30cm x 15cm and one cabin bag no larger than 56cm x 45cm 25cm weighing up to 23kg
Virgin Atlantic
One personal item that fits underneath the seat in front and one cabin bag no larger than 56cm x 36cm x 23cm weighing up to 10kg
We've rounded up some more new flights from the UK this year too.
And here's how to avoid paying more for your flights.
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