Good news this week for budget travelers flying to Lourdes from Manchester with the announcement that Bmibaby will offer a new route to Lourdes from next April to October with flights running on Mondays and Fridays.

The airline hopes to transport around nine thousand passengers to the religious town. Many people opt to visit Lourdes as part of package deals however booking all your travel requirement separately can often work out in considerable savings. Lourdes is the nineteenth destination to be added to Bmi’s schedule for next summer.

The news came as a boost for Manchester Airport after the recent decision by Ryanair to cut ten of their routes. Numbers at the airport for August were down by over nine percent on the same month last year. Discussions are ongoing with various airlines in order to increase passenger numbers.

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