Ryanair (FR, Dublin International) has announced it will open its twelfth Spanish base in Santiago de Compostela with effect from summer 2016. The Irish LCC intends to base one B737-800 at the northwestern airport.

Currently, Ryanair connects Santiago de Compostela with Alicante Elche Miguel Hernández, Barcelona El Prat, Frankfurt Hahn, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, London Stansted, Madrid Barajas, Malaga, Milan Bergamo, Palma de Mallorca, Sevilla, Tenerife Sur, and Valencia Manises.