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| Budget airline Ryanair has announced five new routes from Prestwick airport but it will cancel or reduce frequency on six of its existing routes. | Budget airline Ryanair has announced five new routes from Prestwick airport but it will cancel or reduce frequency on six of its existing routes. |
| As it unveiled its winter timetable the firm said it would provide new services to Alicante, Arrecife in Lanzarote, Las Palmas in Gran Canaria, and Palma. | As it unveiled its winter timetable the firm said it would provide new services to Alicante, Arrecife in Lanzarote, Las Palmas in Gran Canaria, and Palma. |
| A fifth new route to Ibiza will begin in March. | A fifth new route to Ibiza will begin in March. |
| The changes will increase the number of people using the airport but reduce the number of inbound visitors to Scotland. | The changes will increase the number of people using the airport but reduce the number of inbound visitors to Scotland. |
| An extra 100,000 passengers are expected to use Prestwick, but inbound visitors numbers will fall by 100,000 every year. | An extra 100,000 passengers are expected to use Prestwick, but inbound visitors numbers will fall by 100,000 every year. |
| Some of the routes being cancelled include Prestwick to Frankfurt Hans, Kracow and Stockholm Stavska. | |
| However, the airline also plans to increase the frequency on flights to Faro, Malaga and Tenerife South. | |
| 'Lowest fares' | 'Lowest fares' |
| Ryanair's director of new route development Ken O'Toole said: "Ryanair is delighted to announce five new sun routes and increased frequencies on three routes to and from Glasgow Prestwick Airport, which will allow us to bring more low fares, more competition and choice to even more Scottish consumers and visitors. | Ryanair's director of new route development Ken O'Toole said: "Ryanair is delighted to announce five new sun routes and increased frequencies on three routes to and from Glasgow Prestwick Airport, which will allow us to bring more low fares, more competition and choice to even more Scottish consumers and visitors. |
| "This expansion will now ensure the lowest fares to the sun for Scottish consumers compared to other high fare airlines." | "This expansion will now ensure the lowest fares to the sun for Scottish consumers compared to other high fare airlines." |
| Last week the budget airline announced a reduction in its services at Stansted Airport, blaming higher charges and air passenger duty tax. | Last week the budget airline announced a reduction in its services at Stansted Airport, blaming higher charges and air passenger duty tax. |
| Ryanair's expansion at Prestwick is centred on the Spanish mainland and islands, primarily because Spain has scrapped air passenger duty. |