Ryanair introduces new Bucharest-Bristol route

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has further expanded its 2016 Bucharest winter schedule with a new route to Bristol, in addition to the three new routes to Athens, Timisoara and Berlin, the company announced on Thursday, May 12. The Bucharest-Bristol flights will be available starting November 9, and will be operated once a week. Tickets booked until Monday, May 16, cost EUR 24.99, for travel in November and December, according to Denis Barabas, sales and marketing executive Ryanair Romania. Ryanair’s 2016 Bucharest winter schedule includes 12 routes and 104 weekly flights. The company expects an annual traffic of 1.55 million passengers on the Bucharest Airport. Ryanair will operate a new route from Bucharest to Berlin starting September 2, the first low-cost company that launches flights on this route, which has been monopolized by airberlin in recent years. Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com (photo source: Ryanair.com)