Ryanair (FR, Dublin International) has announced its next new bases in Barcelona, Kaunas, Malta, Seville and Valencia as well as several other new services with its fleet of currently 250 B737-800s. It had previously operated a base in Valencia for some time but then pulled out its aircraft based there after a dispute with local authorities: Alghero-Bratislava: 2x weekly seasonal service (already launched) Alghero-Bremen: 2x weekly seasonal service has resumed on June 4 Alicante-Poznan: 2x weekly service has started on May 3 Barcelona-Brussels Charleroi: daily service starting on September 2 Barcelona-Cagliari: 3x weekly service starting on September 2 Barcelona-Dublin: daily service starting on September 1 Barcelona-Dusseldorf Weeze: 4x weekly service starting on September 3 Barcelona-Edinburgh: 3x weekly service starting on September 6 Barcelona-Fuerteventura: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Barcelona-Ibiza: daily service starting on September 1 Barcelona-Lanzarote: 3x weekly service starting on September 2 Barcelona-Las Palmas: 2x weekly service starting on September 3 Barcelona-Malaga: 2x daily service starting on September 2 Barcelona-Milan Orio al Serio: daily service starting on September 1 Barcelona-Palma de Mallorca: 2x daily service starting on September 1 Barcelona-Paris Beauvais: daily service starting on September 1 Barcelona-Rome Ciampino: daily service starting on September 2 Barcelona-Rygge: 3x weekly service starting on September 2 Barcelona-Santander: daily service starting on September 2 Barcelona-Santiago de Compostela: up to 2x daily service starting on September 1 Barcelona-Seville: 2x daily service starting on September 2 Barcelona-Tenerife Sur: 2x weekly service starting on September 5 Barcelona-Valencia: daily service starting on September 1 Barcelona-Venice Treviso: 6x weekly service starting on September 2 Bari-Bratislava: 3x weekly service has started on May 4 Bari-Zadar: 2x weekly service has started on June 2 Bologna Marconi-Fez: 2x weekly service starting on November 5 Bologna Marconi-Krakow: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 (replacing route to Katowice) Bologna Marconi-Lanzarote: 2x weekly service starting on November 3 Bologna Marconi-London Gatwick: 4x weekly service starting on November 1 Bologna Marconi-Marrakech: 2x weekly service starting on November 3 Bologna Marconi-Palermo: daily service starting on October 31 Bologna Marconi-Tenerife Sur: 2x weekly service starting on November 1 Bologna Marconi-Zaragoza: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Bratislava-Palma de Mallorca: 4x weekly service has started on May 4 Bremen-Berlin Schönefeld: 2x daily service has started on May 11 Bremen-Zadar: 2x weekly service has started on June 2 Brussels Charleroi-Gothenburg City: 3x weekly service starting on October 31 Brussels Charleroi-Lappeenranta: 2x weekly service starting on November 2 Brussels Charleroi-Larnaca: 2x weekly service starting on November 3 Brussels Charleroi-Oujda: 2x weekly service starting on November 4 Brussels Charleroi-Verona: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Cork-Alicante: 3x weekly seasonal service until August 31 Cork-Bordeaux: 3x weekly seasonal service until August 30 Cork-Faro: 3x weekly seasonal service until August 31 and 2x weekly service from November 2 Cork-Fuerteventura: weekly service starting on October 31 Cork-Lanzarote: weekly seasonal service until August 28 Cork-La Rochelle: 3x weekly seasonal service until August 31 Cork-Malaga: 4x weekly seasonal service until August 30 and 2x weekly service from November 3 Cork-Reus: 3x weekly seasonal service until August 30 Dusseldorf Weeze-Kerry: 3x weekly service has started on July 1 Dusseldorf Weeze-Trieste: 3x weekly service has started on May 25 Dusseldorf Weeze-Zaragoza: 3x weekly service has started on July 1 East Midlands-Fuerteventura: 2x weekly service has started on May 3 East Midlands-Venice Treviso: 3x weekly service has started on May 3 Edinburgh-Faro: 3x weekly service has started on May 4 Edinburgh-Fuerteventura: 2x weekly service starting on November 2 Edinburgh-Gothenburg City: 3x weekly service starting on November 1 Edinburgh-Hamburg Lübeck: 3x weekly service has started on May 20 Edinburgh-Marrakech: 2x weekly service has started on May 4 Edinburgh-Paris Beauvais: 3x weekly service has started on May 4 Faro-London Gatwick: 4x weekly service starting on October 31 Faro-Hamburg Lübeck: 2x weekly service has started on May 1 Frankfurt Hahn-Agadir: 2x weekly service has started on May 5 Frankfurt Hahn-Ibiza: 3x weekly service has started on May 19 Frankfurt Hahn-Kos: 2x weekly service has started on May 20 Frankfurt Hahn-Pula: 2x weekly service has started on May 3 Frankfurt Hahn-Volos: 2x weekly service has started on May 20 Girona-Gdansk: 2x weekly service has started on May 3 Girona-Poitiers: 2x weekly service (already launched) Kaunas-Berlin Schönefeld: 4x weekly service has started on May 5 Kaunas-Bristol: 2x weekly service has started on May 3 Kaunas-Dusseldorf Weeze: 3x weekly service has started on May 4 Kaunas-Edinburgh: 2x weekly service has started on May 6 Kaunas-Girona: 2x weekly service has started on May 4 Kaunas-Gothenburg City: 3x weekly service starting on November 3 Kaunas-Liverpool: 2x weekly service (already resumed) Kaunas-London Gatwick: daily service has started on May 4 Kaunas-Milan Orio al Serio: 2x weekly service has started on May 7 Kaunas-Paris Beauvais: 2x weekly service has started on May 5 Kaunas-Rygge: 3x weekly service has started on May 5 Kaunas-Tampere: 4x weekly service has started on May 5 Leeds/Bradford-Barcelona: 3x weekly service starting on November 3 (replacing Girona route) Leeds/Bradford-Dusseldorf Weeze: 3x weekly service starting on November 3 Leeds/Bradford-Fuerteventura: 2x weekly service starting on November 5 Leeds/Bradford-Gdansk: 2x weekly service starting on November 5 Liverpool-Szczecin: 2x weekly service has resumed on May 21 London Luton-Bratislava: daily service has started on April 1 London Luton-Fuerteventura: 2x weekly service starting on November 1 London Stansted-Ciudad Real: 3x weekly service has started on May 24 London Stansted-Fez: 3x weekly service has started on May 4 London Stansted-Figari: 3x weekly service has started on May 3 London Stansted-Fuerteventura: 2x weekly service has resumed on May 5 London Stansted-Plovdiv: 2x weekly service starting on November 2 London Stansted-Verona: 3x weekly service starting on October 31 (replacing Brescia route) Madrid-Ancona: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Madrid-Bari: 3x weekly service starting on November 1 Madrid-Dusseldorf Weeze: daily service starting on October 31 Madrid-Ibiza: daily service starting on October 31 Madrid-Krakow: 3x weekly service starting on November 3 Madrid-Oujda: 2x weekly service starting on November 3 Madrid-Stockholm Skavsta: 3x weekly service starting on October 31 Madrid-Verona: 4x weekly service starting on October 31 Malaga-Haugesund: 2x weekly service (already launched) Malta-Billund: 2x weekly service has started on May 21 Malta-Bologna Marconi: 4x weekly service has started on May 19 Malta-Eindhoven: 2x weekly service starting on October 31 Malta-Krakow: 2x weekly service has started on May 19 Malta-Marseilles: 2x weekly service has started on May 21 Malta-Seville: 2x weekly service has started on May 18 Malta-Valencia: 3x weekly service has started on May 18 Marseilles-Dusseldorf Weeze: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Marseilles-Palermo: 2x weekly service starting on November 3 Marseilles-Tenerife Sur: 2x weekly service starting on November 1 Milan Orio al Serio-Brno: 3x weekly service starting on November 1 Milan Orio al Serio-Kos: 2x weekly service has started on May 25 Milan Orio al Serio-Lodz: 2x weekly service starting on October 31 Milan Orio al Serio-London Gatwick: daily service starting on October 31 Milan Orio al Serio-Marrakech: 2x weekly service has started on May 1 Milan Orio al Serio-Poznan: 3x weekly service has started on May 1 Milan Orio al Serio-Rhodes: 2x weekly service has started on May 27 Milan Orio al Serio-Tenerife Sur: 2x weekly service has started on May 3 Milan Orio al Serio-Volos: 2x weekly service has started on May 27 Milan Orio al Serio-Wroclaw: 2x weekly service has started on May 3 Paris Beauvais-Fez: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Paris Beauvais-Marrakech: 4x weekly service starting on October 31 Paris Beauvais-Nador: 2x weekly service starting on October 31 Paris Beauvais-Pau: 4x weekly service has started on May 3 Paris Beauvais-Tangiers: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Paris Beauvais-Verona: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Paris Beauvais-Zaragoza: 3x weekly service has started on May 1 Pescara-Oslo Torp: 2x weekly service has started on May 4 Pisa-Gothenburg City: 3x weekly service has started on May 4 Pisa-Rhodes: 2x weekly seasonal service has started on May 24 Pisa-Tenerife Sur: 2x weekly service starting on October 31 Porto-Barcelona: 2x daily service starting on November 1 Porto-Bologna Marconi: 2x weekly service starting on November 3 Porto-Bremen: 2x weekly service starting on November 1 Porto-Carcassonne: 2x weekly service has started on June 30 Porto-London Gatwick: 5x weekly service starting on October 31 Porto-Maastricht: 2x weekly service starting on November 1 Porto-Marrakech: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Porto-Memmingen: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Porto-Rodez: 2x weekly service starting on November 3 Porto-Valencia: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Reus-Knock: 3x weekly service has started on May 6 Reus-Krakow: 2x weekly service has started on May 4 Reus-Maastricht: 3x weekly service has started on May 21 Reus-Milan Orio al Serio: 4x weekly service has started on May 3 Reus-Venice Treviso: 3x weekly service has started on May 4 Rome Ciampino-Bari: daily service starting on October 31 Rome Ciampino-Brindisi: 6x weekly service starting on September 1 Rome Ciampino-Fez: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Rome Ciampino-Gothenburg City: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Rome Ciampino-London Gatwick: daily service starting on October 31 Rome Ciampino-Marrakech: 4x weekly service starting on October 31 Rome Ciampino-Marseilles: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Rome Ciampino-Rygge: 3x weekly service starting on November 3 Rome Ciampino-Tenerife Sur: 2x weekly service starting on October 31 Rygge-Liverpool: 2x weekly service starting on November 5 Rygge-London Gatwick: daily service starting on October 31 Rygge-Newcastle: 3x weekly service has started on May 19 Rygge-Tampere: 4x weekly service starting on October 31 Rygge-Vatry: 2x weekly seasonal service has started on June 30 Seville-Bari: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Seville-Eindhoven: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Seville-London Gatwick: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Seville-Marseille: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Seville-Palermo: 2x weekly service starting on November 2 Seville-Palma de Mallorca: daily service starting on November 2 Seville-Paris Beauvais: 4x weekly service starting on November 3 Seville-Santiago de Compostela: daily service starting on November 2 Seville-Valencia: 6x weekly service starting on November 2 Seville-Venice Treviso: 4x weekly service starting on November 3 Seville-Zaragoza: 4x weekly service starting on November 3 Shannon-Edinburgh: 3x weekly service has been retained (reversing earlier decisions) Shannon-Liverpool: 3x weekly service has been retained (reversing earlier decisions) Shannon-Wroclaw: 2x weekly service (already launched) Stockholm Skavsta-Vatry: 2x weekly seasonal service has started on June 30 Trapani-Ancona: 3x weekly service has started on May 25 Trapani-Perugia: 2x weekly service starting on November 3 Turin-Ibiza: 3x weekly service has started on May 2 Valencia-Fuerteventura: 2x weekly service starting on November 5 Valencia-Ibiza: daily service starting on November 2 Valencia-Marrakech: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Valencia-Marseilles: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Valencia-Memmingen: 2x weekly service starting on November 3 Valencia-Palma de Mallorca: daily service starting on November 2 Valencia-Paris Beauvais: 4x weekly service starting on November 4 Valencia-Santiago de Compostela: 4x weekly service starting on November 3 Valencia-Trieste: 3x weekly service starting on November 2 Venice Treviso-Ibiza: 2x weekly service has started on May 4 Venice Treviso-Palermo: daily service starting on October 31 Verona-Brindisi: 3x weekly service starting on October 31 Verona-Palermo: daily service starting on October 31 Ryanair has announced that it will further reduce the number of aircraft based in Dublin and London Stansted this winter season. It has also already given up or not resumed its routes from Alghero to Bari, Brussels Charleroi, Genoa, Graz, Hamburg Lübeck, Paris Beauvais and Reus, from Alicante to Friedrichshafen, from Birmingham to Prague, from Bournemouth to Edinburgh and Reus, from Bristol to Perpignan, Toulon and Trieste, from Dublin to Billund, Hamburg Lübeck and Tampere, from Dusseldorf Weeze to Bratislava and Szczecin, from Edinburgh to Limoges, from Frankfurt Hahn to Bratislava, Granada, Hamburg Lübeck and Prague, from Girona to Doncaster/Sheffield, Durham Tees Valley and Granada, from Glasgow Prestwick to Oslo Torp, from Liverpool to Granada, from London Stansted to Angouleme, Friedrichshafen and Granada, from Madrid to Girona, from Milan Orio al Serio to Figari and Nantes, from Oslo Torp to Lodz, from Pisa to Lille, from Rome Ciampino to Venice Treviso and from Rygge to Stockholm Skavsta. It will temporarily suspend its routes from Birmingham to Murcia, Bologna Marconi to Bordeaux, Ibiza, Malaga and Wroclaw, Brussels Charleroi to Bari, East Midlands to Murcia, Glasgow Prestwick to Murcia, Leeds/Bradford to Murcia, Liverpool to Murcia and London Luton to Murcia for the winter season starting in early November. Ryanair will also temporarily close its Bournemouth base between November and February and not operate any flights from/to the airport in the meantime. It will not resume its routes from Bournemouth to Dublin, Ibiza, Malta, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Pisa and Valencia after the temporary closure. Ryanair will at the same time also terminate its routes from Aarhus to Alicante, Girona, Malaga and Rygge, from Alicante to Norrköping, Palma de Mallorca, Santander, Stockholm Vasteras, Valladolid and Växjö, from Billund to Alghero, Alicante, Brindisi, Edinburgh, Faro, Madrid, Malta, Marseilles, Milan Orio al Serio, Pisa, Trapani and Valencia, from Jerez de la Frontera to Frankfurt Hahn and London Stansted, from London Stansted to Katowice and from Tampere to Milan Orio al Serio and Riga. It will also give up all routes to Altenburg (currently served from Alicante, Girona and London Stansted), Budapest (currently served from Bristol, Dublin, East Midlands and Glasgow Prestwick), Prague (Dublin, East Midlands, Stockholm Skavsta) and Verona Brescia (Alghero, Cagliari, London Stansted) giving too high airport costs as the main reason. In other news, it has disclosed that it has exercised 10 options for additional B737-800s last December. Reportedly Ryanair has held initial talks with Brazilian low-cost carrier Webjet (WEB/Rio de Janeiro Intl) about a strategic minority investment in the carrier. Brazil is just adjusting its laws allowing minority stakes of up to 49% in Brazilian airlines. In other news, Ryanair has reportedly signed a letter of intent with Finow airport northeast of Berlin to set up a base at the airport in case the airport receives approval for scheduled passenger operations and builds a passenger terminal.