Ryanair announced 19 new routes from Girona to Aarhus, Bydgoszcz, Cagliari, Cork, Doncaster, Dusseldorf, Gdansk, Ibiza, Knock, Krakow, Madrid, Malmo, Nador, Perugia, Poitiers, Skelleftea, Stockholm, Thessaloniki and Turku from March 2012. Ryanair’s Girona based aircraft will grow from four to nine for summer 2012, as its new routes (59 in total) increase its Girona traffic to 3m passengers p.a., sustaining up to 3,000 jobs at the airport and in the Girona region.

To celebrate its 59 low fare Girona routes Ryanair launched a 1million seat sale with seats from £9.99 for travel across 1,000 European routes in late Feb. These seats, from £9.99, must be booked on www.ryanair.com before midnight (24:00hrs) Thur 12th Jan.

Speaking in Barcelona, Ryanair’s Michael Cawley said: “Girona today celebrates 19 new summer 2012 routes to Aarhus, Bydgoszcz, Cagliari, Cork, Doncaster, Dusseldorf, Gdansk, Ibiza, Knock, Krakow, Madrid, Malmo, Nador, Perugia, Poitiers, Skelleftea, Stockholm, Thessaloniki and Turku as Ryanair’s Girona base grows to 59 routes which will deliver 3m passengers and sustain up to 3,000 jobs at the airport and on the island."