Ryanair has announced its first route between Shannon and Marseille, with twice-weekly flights to commence in early May.
Flights between the mid-west airport and the south of France city will depart every Wednesday at 4pm and Saturday at 8:45am during the summer season from 4 May, with fares from €19.99 available to book from Sunday (13 March).
It is the second new route confirmed for Shannon by Ryanair in the past month following the announcement of a Barcelona service that is due to start later this month.
Mary Considine, CEO of Shannon Group, said the news was "really positive" for Shannon airport and that connectivity with France was "another win for the region."
"A service to Marseille from Shannon is fantastic for our passengers, bringing them directly to the southern coast of France near Toulon, St Tropez, Cannes, Monaco and more," she continued.
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"We know that restoring connectivity is important to our airport customers and that is why we have been working hard with our airline partners to create exciting holiday opportunities, like this one. The addition of Marseille means that Shannon Airport will now connect our passengers to 22 destinations with Ryanair.”
Jason McGuinness, director of commercial for Ryanair, added: "We are pleased to add this new route to Marseille as part of our summer 2022 schedule from Shannon. This route will operate twice weekly for the summer season, starting from 4 May.
"Located on the Cote D’Azur, Marseille is the second largest city in France after Paris, is a renowned port city and is the perfect destination for anyone seeking an authentic French city escape."
Welcoming the new service, Dr Loïc Guyon, honorary consul of France for the mid-west region, said: "The return of an air link between Shannon Airport and France, is excellent news for the Midwest and Connaught regions both in terms of tourism and in terms of the business opportunities it will notably generate with the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region."
Ryanair lost €96m in its third quarter as bookings were hit over the typically busy Christmas and new year by the Omicron variant.
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