Ryanair has announced that it is expanding its Winter 2026 schedule at Manchester Airport by stationing a 19th aircraft at the hub, bringing its total investment in the Northwest to $1.9 billion and supporting over 7,500 local jobs.
Ryanair Winter 2026 schedule at Manchester Airport: a new service and increased flight frequencies across 26 existing routes
The added capacity provides 50,000 extra seats (a 1% growth) and introduces a new service to Warsaw Modlin. Alongside this new destination, the airline is increasing flight frequencies across 26 existing routes—boosting connections to major holiday hubs like Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, and Madrid, as well as city break destinations such as Barcelona, Belfast, Venice, Porto, Prague, and Krakow.
Ryanair’s Winter 2026 schedule for Manchester Airport will feature 66 total routes, including its new connection to Warsaw Modlin. Plus, to mark the launch, the budget-friendly airline has released a limited-time seat sale with promotional fares starting at £29.99, available to book now via the Ryanair App.
Manchester Airport Chief Commercial Officer, Stephen Turner, said: “Here at Manchester Airport we are proud to connect the North to the world, with the biggest and best route network of any UK airport outside London. Our long-standing partnership with Ryanair is a key part of that offering and that’s why I’m so pleased that it is expanding its operation here at the UK’s global gateway in the North.
“Ryanair now operates exclusively from our Terminal 3 – where we’re in the middle of a very exciting improvement project. I’m really looking forward to welcoming Ryanair’s passengers this winter – particularly those who are heading to Warsaw Modlin as a new service for this year.”
Ryanair has also announced a sixth based aircraft at Liverpool John Lennon Airport for Winter 2026. The additional aircraft is set to deliver +100,000 additional seats (+11% growth), six new routes to Milan Bergamo, Copenhagen, Gdansk, Porto, Tirana and Warsaw, and extra flights on three popular existing routes to Krakow, Kaunas and Cork.
