Ireland-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair said it transported 101.4 million passengers in 2015, becoming “the first airline to reach this international traffic landmark.”

Ryanair also announced it will open its 77th base at Belfast International Airport in March, with one based aircraft and a 28X-weekly service to London Gatwick. The Irish LCC said the base will grow to three aircraft and five more new routes from October 2016, which will deliver more than one million new passengers per year and support 750 on-site jobs at Belfast International Airport.

According to a carrier statement, the Gatwick slots, which were given up by Aer Lingus as part of the IAG takeover, are being safeguarded and used for the new route to Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Source: ATWonline