Ryanair Expands Liverpool Base with Sixth Aircraft for Summer 2026

International

US$600 million investment brings 15% growth, three new routes and more capacity for the Northwest

Ryanair will base a sixth aircraft at Liverpool John Lennon Airport for Summer 2026, strengthening its presence in the Northwest with an investment of US$600 million. The additional capacity allows for 250,000 extra seats, a 15% year-on-year increase, alongside three new routes to Marrakesh, Tirana and Warsaw. The airline will also add frequencies on eleven established leisure and city routes, supporting more than 2,000 local jobs and expanding travel options at low fares.

Expanded Schedule for Summer 2026

The upcoming season includes 34 routes from Liverpool, enhanced by the deployment of six based aircraft. Alongside the new destinations, Ryanair increases frequencies on services to Alicante, Barcelona, Faro, Ibiza, Kaunas, Kraków, Malaga, Malta, Porto, Reus and Sofia. Total capacity rises to around two million seats, pushing annual traffic at the airport above 2.4 million passengers.

Limited-Time Sale to Mark the Expansion

To celebrate the growth of the Liverpool base and the launch of three new routes, Ryanair has introduced a temporary fare promotion starting from £29.99, bookable exclusively via Ryanair.com.

Statement from Ryanair

Ryanair’s CCO, Jason McGuinness, said:

“We are delighted to be in Liverpool today to celebrate more Ryanair investment and record growth for the Northwest, with the announcement of a sixth Ryanair aircraft at Liverpool for Summer 2026 as well as 3 new routes to Marrakesh, Tirana, and Warsaw. Ryanair will also add extra flights on existing popular sun and city break routes, like Alicante, Barcelona, Faro, Ibiza & Kraków, driving 2026 traffic above 2.4m passengers p.a.

Ryanair’s supercharged investment and growth at Liverpool (US$600m) will deliver more than 2m low-fare seats to 34 European destinations, offering customers in the Northwest more choice at the lowest fares in Europe, while simultaneously driving inbound tourism. While Ryanair is growing at Liverpool next Summer, other regional airports across the UK are being hamstrung by Rachel Reeves idiotic decision to increase APD. If the UK Govt is serious about delivering growth, they should abolish this penal and damaging APD tax, which makes the UK (particularly regional airports) uncompetitive compared to EU countries like Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia, and regional Italy, which are abolishing aviation taxes and lowering access costs to stimulate traffic, tourism, and jobs growth.

To celebrate Ryanair’s new aircraft and 3 new routes at Liverpool this Summer, we’ve launched a limited time seat sale with fares from £29.99 available only at Ryanair.com.”