Ryanair launches 8 new routes from Warsaw

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair announced it will move its base from Warsaw Modlin Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport. Starting from October 30, the airline will carry out three (instead of two) flights to Gdańsk and Wrocław daily. Ryanair also informed about increasing the number of aircrafts in Poland by three, starting from the winter season 2016/2017. Furthermore, the carrier will launch eight new connections from Warsaw Modlin to Belfast, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds Bradford, Newcastle, Porto, Toulouse and Valencia. Ryanair expects to handle 2.8 million passengers per year in Modlin Airport, and 650,000 passengers in Chopin Airport. Ryanair services 1,800 flights a day out of 84 bases, connecting 200 airports in 32 countries.