New plane lands at Bournemouth Airport as busy summer begins

Ryanair now has a second aircraft based at Bournemouth Airport along with TUI which is starting its full summer schedule. 

A twice-weekly flight to Carcassonne in France with budget airline Ryanair was officially launched on Monday and travel brand TUI begins flying to six destinations this week (Corfu, Zante, Kefalonia, Menorca, Rhodes, and Crete). 

Ryanair has also introduced new destinations including Edinburgh and Venice - boosting its offering to destinations from Bournemouth.

(L to R) Tim Etches, Operations Director at Bournemouth Airport; Daniel Denny, Ryanair’s Bournemouth Base Captain and First Officer Marc Gonzalez, with Ryanair’s second based aircraft which has entered service this week. (Image: Bournemouth Airport)

TUI will officially start its main summer schedule this month with a total of nine services getting underway.  

This comes soon after the operator’s recent announcement that capacity would be increasing by 33 per cent in Bournemouth next year with a second aircraft and new flights providing 60,000 extra seats.

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Bournemouth Airport’s managing director Steve Gill said: “Our busy summer schedule is officially underway.  

“This week really marks the start of the holiday season for us, and we’re delighted to welcome Ryanair’s second aircraft to the airport and to see TUI’s full schedule getting underway.  

“With new routes and more flights to popular destinations across Europe, we’re confident that our passengers will enjoy a fantastic travel experience and an excellent choice this summer from Bournemouth Airport.  

“We’re very much looking forward to a busy 2023.” 

In March, Ryanair kicked off its new schedule to Edinburgh and restarted its seasonal flights to Budapest, Palma, and Girona, followed by Murcia and Gran Canaria in May and Zadar in June.  

In December, the airline launched its service to Venice flying three times a week. 

Here is where you can fly to with Ryanair from Bournemouth Airport: 

Zadar, Croatia – flights on Fridays and Sundays from June 2 to September 24, 2023 

Bergerac, France – flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays from May 3 to October 28, 2023 

Carcassonne, France – flights on Mondays and Fridays from May 1 to October 27, 2023 

Budapest, Hungary – flights on Fridays and Sundays from March 26 to October 27, 2023 

Venice, Italy – flights on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays year round 

Dublin, Ireland – flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays year round 

Malta – flights on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays year round 

Krakow, Poland – flights on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays year round 

Wroclaw, Poland – flights on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays year round 

Faro, Portugal – flights on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays year round 

Alicante, Spain – flights Monday to Sunday year round 

Girona, Spain – flights Monday to Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from March 31 to October 28, 2023 

Gran Canaria, Spain – flights on Thursdays from May 4 to October 26, 2023 

Lanzarote, Spain – flights on Sundays to March 19, 2023 

Majorca, Spain – flights Monday to Sunday from March 26 to October 28, 2023 

Malaga, Spain – flights Tuesday to Sunday year round 

Murcia, Spain – flights Monday, Wednesday and Sunday from May 1 to October 25, 2023 

Tenerife, Spain – flights on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday year round 

Edinburgh, Scotland – flights Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday from March 26 to October 28, 2023