Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has announced new direct service between Dublin Airport and Greece.
The new routes come as part of its expanded summer schedule, and according to Ryanair’s sales and marketing manager for Greece, John Alborante, the route to Dublin will start in March 2016 with three flights per week.
Busiest year
Ryanair now operates 85 routes from Dublin, accounting for 60pc of the total growth in what could be the airport’s busiest ever year, it says.
Seats on the Athens route are on sale from €39.99 until midnight on Monday, November 23, according to Robin Kiely, Ryanair’s Head of Communications.
The sale fares apply to travel in March, April and May 2016.
Competition
Ryanair’s new services follow Aegean Airline’s announcement that it will fly direct from Dublin Airport to Athens for summer 2016.
The route will operate twice weekly from June 20 to September 19.
Winter schedule
Aegean is the largest Greek airline, and its new service will enable passengers to patch into 30 destinations on its route network.
Moreover, Ryanair announced its winter schedule increasing the number of daily flights from Athens to Thessaloniki from 6 to 8.
