Irish budget airline Ryanair has resumed its seasonal service between Ireland West Airport (Knock) and Cologne Bonn Airport, with flights operating twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays, from 1 June through 28 September 2025. Ryanair will deploy a mix of 189-seat Boeing 737-800s and the newer, higher-capacity 197-seat Boeing 737-8200 “Gamechanger” aircraft on the route.

The inaugural flight of the season was operated by EI-IHO, a Boeing 737-8200 (MSN 67088), which departed Ireland West Airport on 1 June, marking the return of the popular service that links the west of Ireland with one of Germany’s key economic and cultural centres and for inbound tourists for Wild Atlantic Way.

Image Credit: Ireland West Airport

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