THE North West is to take off to Southern Italy with Ryanair's announcemt that it is to fly from Liverpool to Bari next year.
Bari is the main city of the un-touristy and relatively hard-to-get-to Puglia region, sitting in the heel of Italy's boot on the Adriatic Sea. It is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas.
It's the first time the city has been served from Liverpool and comes hot on the heels - so to speak - of the airline's announcement that it is to commence flights to Marrakesh next year. The Bari flights will operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with the first departure on 28th March 2017.
Ryanair marked the announcement route by releasing seats for sale at prices starting from £29.99 for travel in April and May. These low fare seats are available for booking on the Ryanair.com website until midnight Monday (22 Aug).
A spokesman for Liverpool John Lennon Airport said: “This is yet another new route to be served from Liverpool and the only flight to Bari from the North West. It comes hot on the heels of Ryanair's news of flights to Marrakech from here, and gives the region's travellers an even greater choice of destinations from Liverpool."
Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said: “Ryanair is pleased to announce a new route from Liverpool to Bari, which starts in March with a twice weekly service, the first of our summer 2017 routes, with our full schedule set to be unveiled soon.
The airline says: "Liverpool customers and visitors can look forward to further improvements under Ryanair’s 'Always Getting Better' programme including more new routes, new digital features, new cabin interiors and even more low fares."
