Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, yesterday (4 June) celebrated the first flight on its new Cardiff to Malaga route, operating with three services per week. Ryanair’s Cardiff summer schedule now includes 5 routes in total to Barcelona, Faro, Malaga, Malta and Tenerife South.

Cardiff consumers can now book their holidays as far out as March 2020, enjoying even lower fares and Ryanair’s customer care improvements, including:

• Lowest Fares - find a cheaper fare within 3 hours, get paid the difference plus €5 MyRyanair credit
• Punctuality – deliver 90% target (excl. ATC) or 5% off following month’s air fares
• Customer Care Charter - EU261 claims processed in 10 days, new 24/7 support, connect in 2 mins
• Care Improvements - 48-hour free of charge grace period for changes to bookings
• Environmental Improvements - carbon offset programme, environmental partnerships & plastic free in 5 years
• New Ryanair Choice - €199 annual fee for free seats, fast-track & priority boarding for freq. guests
• Digital Improvements - new fare finder, sports tickets, bespoke travel guides & faster mobile.

To mark the start of this new Malaga route, Ryanair has released seats for sale from Cardiff with fares starting from just €16.99, for travel in June and July, which are only available for booking on the Ryanair.com website until midnight Monday (9 June).

Ryanair’s Eimear Ryan said:

“We’re pleased to officially launch our new three times weekly summer service from Cardiff to Malaga. To celebrate the start of this new route, we are releasing seats on sale from Cardiff from just €16.99 for travel in June and July, which are only available for booking on the Ryanair.com website until midnight Monday (9 June). Since these amazing low prices will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com now and avoid missing out.”

Spencer Birns, Commercial Director at Cardiff Airport added:

“Malaga is one of our most popular destinations, allowing customers to travel to resorts on the Costa del Sol, such as Marbella, or to enjoy a city break in Malaga itself. We are delighted to now be able to offer three extra flights a week for customers travelling to Malaga, as well as additional new routes to Barcelona and Malta, also new for this summer with Ryanair."