Ryanair has announced what it says is its "largest ever" summer schedule from Dublin Airport.
Over 900 weekly flights will be available for customers to 120 destinations across the continent.
The airline is also increasing its investment, as a 33rd aircraft will now be based at Dublin Airport. This will create an additional 30 jobs as a result
A Ryanair spokesperson said: "With an additional 22 routes compared with Summer 2019 and over 900 flights departing to over 120 destinations every week, this increased connectivity will deliver much needed inbound tourism while also giving Irish holiday makers an abundance of travel choices to top European destinations like Spain, Italy, Greece, Croatia and Portugal.
"After two years of stop\start ineffective travel restrictions, the DAA (Dublin Airport Authority) have finally been given the tools to incentivise travel with its Traffic Recovery Support Scheme (TRSS) which was recommended by the Aviation Task Force in their report of July 2020."
To celebrate this announcement, Ryanair has launched a limited-time seat sale with fares available from just €29.99 for travel until the end of June 2022.
A spokesperson said a zero-change fee offer applies if your plans change.
The sale runs until midnight on Sunday, January 23.
Ryanair DAC’s CEO, Eddie Wilson, said:" We are pleased to announce our largest ever flight schedule at Dublin Airport this summer. This extensive programme will see Ryanair operate over 900 weekly flights to over 120 destinations, giving inbound tourism a much-needed boost while also giving Irish consumers the widest choice of great destinations this summer."
DAA’s CEO, Dalton Philips, said: "Government funding announced in Budget 2022 has allowed DAA to offer additional attractive incentives to our airline partners to rebuild international connectivity from Dublin Airport and this investment by Ryanair for the busy summer season ahead is testament to that.
“Together we have a long journey to travel as we seek to reconnect Ireland to the rest of the world and fulfil our role as an economic enabler for the Irish economy in terms of trade, tourism and social connectivity but today is a further welcome development in rebuilding our extensive route network from Dublin Airport.”
Niall Gibbons, Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland, said: “Today’s launch of Ryanair’s summer 2022 schedule at Dublin Airport is really good news for overseas tourism and another important step on the road to recovery for our sector. We warmly welcome the announcement of new services – including the new flights from Nuremberg and Nimes.
"These new services will certainly help boost tourism from the important German and French markets. Tourism Ireland is committed to working with Dublin Airport, Ryanair and our other key partners, through co-operative marketing, to drive demand for flights to Ireland.”
