A day after it announced Nuremberg as its seventh German base, Ryanair (FR, Dublin International) has now unveiled Hamburg Helmut Schmidt as its eighth.

Effective November 1, the Irish LCC will base two B737-800s at the Hanseatic airport with plans to open up new routes to: Brussels National, Dublin International, Gran Canaria, London Stansted, Manchester International, Milan Bergamo and Sofia, as well as a new winter service to Palma de Mallorca.

Ryanair's existing Hamburg operations entail: Alicante, Barcelona El Prat, Lisbon, Madrid Barajas, Malaga, and Porto.