Ryanair confirmed record advance bookings for the June bank holiday weekend as 1.5m UK consumers/visitors take advantage of the extra holiday for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, to enjoy a low fares break in the sun. Ryanair’s advance summer bookings are up 10% year-on-year. However, bookings to/from UK airports for the weekend of the 1st June are up over 30%.

Summer sun destinations are most popular with UK passengers flocking with Ryanair to the Canary Islands, France, Greece, Portugal and Spain. Ryanair celebrated its record advance bookings by releasing 1m seats from £9.99, for travel in late February and early March, on over 1,000 of Ryanair’s European routes which are available on Ryanair.com until midnight Thursday (26th Jan).

Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said: “Never ones to miss out on Ryanair’s bargain flights to the sun, this year’s June bank holiday weekend is the hottest ticket out of town for British holidaymakers, as the Queen and her subjects celebrate a Diamond Jubilee holiday to remember. Ryanair’s advance bookings are up over 10% year-on-year, with the June bank holiday being strongest with advance bookings up over 30% thanks to the Royal Jubilee holiday.

To celebrate the June Jubilee exodus to the sun Ryanair is releasing 1m £9.99 seats for travel on over 1,000 routes in late February and March. These flights will be available on Ryanair.com until midnight Thursday.”