Ryanair to enlarge Stockholm base

Ryanair said today it would add three new routes from Sweden and deploy more aircraft at its Stockholm operations.

Ryanair said today it would add three new routes from Sweden and deploy more aircraft at its Stockholm operations.

Ryanair said it would add new routes from Stockholm to Germany, Latvia and Spain, making a total of 11.

The carrier said it would increase the number of Boeing 737-800 aircraft based in Stockholm by one to four as part of a €49 million investment at the base.

Ryanair competes with Scandinavian airline SAS in Sweden.

Ryanair shares were trading 0.24 per cent up at €4.25 on the ISEQ index of shares this morning.

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