Low cost airline Ryanair yesterday operated its first flight from Malta to Trapani, raising the number of Ryanair routes from Malta to 10. The airline said these services will provide 500,000 passengers each year.

The airline said it is celebrating the inaugural flight of this new route by releasing one million seats from just € 5 including taxes and charges for travel across its European network in February, March and April which are available for booking on www.ryanair.com before midnight Monday 9th February.

Ryanair’s Alessia Viviani said: “Ryanair is delighted to start this new route from Malta to Trapani. Ryanair will continue to grow as other airlines pull routes, reduce staff and cut capacity. With passengers becoming increasingly price sensitive Ryanair will continue to expand so that even more passengers can take advantage of Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares and no fuel surcharges."