Irish low-cost carrier will operate the twice-weekly service to Zadar in Croatia starting in May next year, forming part of its summer schedule at LJLA. Tony McDonough reports

Ryanair has announced a new route to Eastern Europe from Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) starting in May 2020.

The Irish low-cost carrier will operate the twice-weekly service to Zadar in Croatia starting in May next year, forming part of its summer schedule at LJLA. Fights are now available to book in advance up to October 2020.

Ryanair’s Eimear Ryan said: “Ryanair is pleased to launch a new Liverpool route to Zadar in Croatia, commencing in May, which will operate twice weekly as part of our Liverpool summer 2020 schedule.”

To celebrate this new Liverpool route, Ryanair is launching a seat sale with fares available from just £21.99, for travel from May to June 2020, which must be booked by midnight Friday, December 13.

Paul Winfield- director of aviation development at LJLA, said: “We are delighted to welcome new service to Zadar, allowing passengers from across the North West Region to fly from the Faster, Easier, Friendlier Airport in the North West.”

The news comes as the airport gets back to normal following a day of cancelled flights on Wednesday. A private jet coming into land early in the morning came off the runway and wasn’t removed until late on Wednesday evening.

In a statement on Thursday, the airport said: “We would like to thank all our customers for their cooperation and support during yesterday’s closure. We extend this thanks to all the staff who went above and beyond to get our airport back up and running so that we can continue to be your faster, easier, friendlier airport.”