Ryanair celebrates 1 millionth Liverpool passenger at Ireland West Airport

Ireland West Airport were delighted this week to celebrate Ryanair’s one millionth passenger on flights to/from Liverpool. Francesca Allsopp and her son Emilio, from Chesterfield in the UK, were the lucky recipients of a pair of return flights from Liverpool to Ireland West Airport, and a bottle of champagne to mark the passenger milestone.

Francesca & Emilio are frequent users of the Liverpool service to Ireland West Airport, as they often use it to visit family in the West. Francesca travelled to Mayo this week and hired a car to collect her son Emilio, who was in Ireland visiting his grandparents, Maura & Eamon Sweeney (pictured), who celebrated their 71st birthdays this week. This was their second time using the service in as many weeks, as they also travelled over on the service last month to attend the Galway races with family and are already looking forward to attending next year’s festival again.

Ryanair has been operating the Liverpool service for almost 16 years, having commenced flights in October 2008. The service has gone from strength to strength, with the airline now operating daily flights all year round.

Commenting on the passenger milestone, Joe Gilmore, Managing Director, Ireland West Airport, said ‘We are delighted to mark yet another significant milestone in the airport’s history, celebrating Ryanair’s one millionth passenger using their hugely popular Liverpool service. It’s hard to believe it’s been 16 years since the service commenced. There is a strong historical connection between our region and the Liverpool/Merseyside catchment, given the region’s significant immigration patterns, and there are strong links connecting family, friends, and diaspora communities in both regions. Furthermore, we see firsthand the huge number of football fans who use the service every week to follow Liverpool and Everton football clubs. The service also provides a convenient access point for Manchester City and Manchester United fans to follow their respective teams. It has been very pleasing in recent years to see extra capacity added to the service to cater for the demand on both sides of the Irish Sea. I want to thank Ryanair’s customers and, in particular, the Ryanair staff here at the airport, who continue to play a vital role in helping the airport and Ryanair reach passenger milestones such as this and ensure the experience using the airport continues to be both a seamless and enjoyable one.”