Bournemouth and Liverpool have been targeted for expansion as Ryanair’s latest UK growth airports.
Three new routes are being added for next summer from Bournemouth to bring the airline’s network up to 18 destinations.
Carcassonne, Edinburgh and Venice have been added as the no-frills carrier expands capacity by 30% over this summer.
Ryanair is also expanding from Liverpool John Lennon airport by adding new routes to Ibiza, Madrid, and Shannon.
A fourth aircraft is being based at the Merseyside airport with flights to Copenhagen, Malta and Szczecin in Poland introduced this winter continuing into next summer.
Ryanair will offer flights to 32 destinations from Liverpool next summer, with more than 125 weekly departures.
Frequency from Bournemouth is being increased to Alicante, Faro, Girona and Palma as Ryanair bases a second aircraft at the south coast airport.
The move is claimed to support more than 550 local jobs including 60 direct positions.
It followed the announcement of new routes and expanded frequencies from Bristol airport for summer 2023.
Ryanair chief executive Eddie Wilson said: “Ryanair is driving the UK’s economic recovery through our delivery of year-round tourism, regional investment and job creation.
“However, if UK tourism is to continue to grow, especially in regional locations like Bournemouth, the government should immediately scrap APD in full for all travel and provide incentives for airlines, like Ryanair, to stimulate growth and recovery for the UK, an island-based economy ,and its regions.”
Bournemouth airport managing director Steve Gill added: “This is fantastic news for our passengers and offers even more choice from their local airport.
“We’re on course to have recovered 95% of our pre-pandemic traffic by the end of this year having served 800,000 passengers and Ryanair has been a huge part of that.
“With new routes to Carcassonne, Edinburgh and Venice, 30% more weekly flights next summer and 18 routes in total, this is a huge vote of confidence by Ryanair in Bournemouth airport.”
Liverpool airport aviation development director Paul Winfield said: “The addition of a fourth based aircraft in Liverpool for summer 2023 is a sign of Ryanair’s confidence in the market from Liverpool and we look forward to expanding our range of destinations with the carrier in the future.”