Ryanair is planning nine new routes in a bid to boost passenger numbers to 20 million. Ryanair has launched nine new routes from London's Stansted airport. These including daily trips to Nice and Naples and a three times-weekly service to Cagliari in Sardinia. Customers will be able to fly direct from the Essex-based airport as part of the new deal, which also includes routes to Copenhagen in Denmark and French destinations Beziers, Clermont, Grenoble, Nimes and Strasbourg. The move will help support around 15,000 jobs.

The company also added more flights to 13 existing routes, including French destinations Bordeaux, Carcassonne and Marseille.