RYNAIR is celebrating carrying over 10 million passengers through Bournemouth Airport after 28 years of flights.

Since launching as Bournemouth’s first low-cost airline in 1996., Ryanair has grown from a single route to Dublin to now 20 locations.

The airline connects to nine countries across Europe with its two Bournemouth based aircrafts.

The investment of $200 million supports 600 local jobs including 60 highly paid, high-skilled aviation jobs.

This summer, Ryanair is operating its biggest schedule at Bournemouth Airport with over 120 weekly flights.

Customers can book the airline’s three new routes to Agadir, Lanzarote and Nantes.

Ryanair’s head of communications, Jade Kirwan said: “We are delighted to celebrate over 10 million Ryanair passengers through Bournemouth Airport.

“This significant milestone showcases Ryanair’s continued growth and investment at Bournemouth, where Ryanair has operated since 1996.

“This summer, Ryanair is operating 120 weekly flights across 20 routes on our 2 Bournemouth based aircraft – an investment of $200m and supporting over 600 local jobs.

“We look forward to carrying millions more passengers on Ryanair’s low-fare flights to/from Bournemouth over the years to come.”