Ryanair have officially passed the one million passenger mark on their service that connects Ireland West Airport Knock (IWAK) with Liverpool.
This week, Francesa Allsop and her son Emilio, who come from Chesterfield in the U.K., were the one millionth passengers to take a Ryanair flight in either direction from IWAK to Liverpool.
They received a pair of return flight from Liverpool to IWAK and a bottle of champagne to mark the milestone.
Frequent users of the Liverpool to IWAK service, the Allsops avail of the flight to visit family in the west of Ireland.
Ryanair has been operating the Liverpool service for almost 16 years, with the first flight coming in October 2008.
The service has gone from strength to strength with the airline now operating daily flights all year round.
Commenting on this most recent milestone, IWAK Managing Director Joe Gilmore said:
“We are delighted to mark yet another significant milestone in the airport’s history celebrating Ryanair’s 1 millionth passenger using their hugely popular Liverpool service. It’s hard to believe it’s 16 years since the service commenced.
“There is an immensely strong tie between our region and the Liverpool/Merseyside catchment given historical immigration patterns and there are very strong links connecting family, friends and the diaspora communities in both regions.
“Furthermore, we see first-hand the huge number of football fans who use the service every week to follow Liverpool and Everton football clubs whilst the service provides a very convenient access point also for Manchester City and Manchester United fans to follow their respective teams.
“It has been very pleasing in recent years to see extra capacity added to the service to cater for the demand on both sides of the Irish Sea.
“I’d like to thank Ryanair’s customers and in particular, the Ryanair staff here at the airport, who continue to play a very important role in helping the airport and Ryanair reach passenger milestones such as this and ensure the experience using the airport continues to be both a seamless and enjoyable one.”
(PHOTO credit to Ireland West Airport Knock)
