{"id":262241,"date":"2026-01-24T21:24:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T21:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/262241\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T21:24:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T21:24:19","slug":"knock-airport-starting-ten-new-daily-flights-to-popular-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/262241\/","title":{"rendered":"Knock Airport starting ten new daily flights to popular destination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More good news for people flying out of Knock<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_GettyImages-2157859646.jpg\" alt=\"Ryanair plane waiting for passengers in a stock image\" loading=\"eager\"  \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Ryanair plane waiting for passengers in a stock image\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Ryanair plane waiting for passengers in a stock image(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">There&#8217;s never been a better time to fly out of Ireland West Airport with even more services set operate out of Knock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">While <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.galwaybeo.ie\/news\/ireland-news\/ireland-west-airport-expansion-green-10646864\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"major expansion plansLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">major expansion plans<\/a> of<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.galwaybeo.ie\/culture\/whats-on-news\/ireland-west-knock-airport-starting-10103912\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" Ireland West Airport Link opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"> Ireland West Airport <\/a>were given the green light last year, there are set to be even more flights from Ireland West.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Starting this June, Ryanair will increase the frequency of its flights between Knock and Liverpool to 10 departures every week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This increase will only add to the growth that Ireland West has experienced in the past 12 months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">2025 was the busiest year on record for the airport, with more than 946,000 passengers, surpassing the previous record of 834,000 passengers in 2024, an increase of over 13%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Planning permission has been given for the construction of a new aircraft hangar and storage facility at Knock Airport Business Park in Kilgraff, West Charlestown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Knock Airport Business Park lies approximately 1km west of Ireland West Airport, Knock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The exciting plans include a two-storey office area, an ancillary aircraft storage space, and a new access road linking to the existing local route.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">If you ever struggle to find a space at Ireland West, these plans will no doubt help with that problem. 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