Ryanair to introduce 40 new routes

Ryanair said today it would introduce 40 new routes this winter, including 12 from UK airports, as it seeks to double its passenger…

Ryanair said today it would introduce 40 new routes this winter, including 12 from UK airports, as it seeks to double its passenger numbers.

The airline said it would will add seven new services from London Luton airport to destinations including Derry, and two Polish cities, Ryanair said today in a statement.

Other new routes include Bristol to Gdansk and to Marrakesh; and Birmingham, to Frankfurt.

The Dublin-based airline said it wants to roughly double the number of customers it flies annually, and its profits, by 2012.

The new routes announced today will start in October.