The company said, in a statement, that the route would also sustain 2,000 jobs in the Mid-West region.

“Aer Lingus simply can’t compete with Ryanair’s low fares, punctuality or our no fuel surcharge ever guarantee, which is why Ryanair now serves double the number of routes from Ireland to Europe,” Ms Dowling continued.

“To celebrate, Ryanair is giving away seats from €10 one-way on routes from Shannon, and passengers should book their flights to Manchester, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Tenerife and many more destinations immediately on www.ryanair.com, because demand for our hot summer offers continues to be huge,” she added.

Reacting to the announcement of the new route, Shannon Airport Director, Martin Moroney said that Ryanair’s “continuing development” of its Shannon base was “very important” for the Airport and the region as a whole.

“We are particularly pleased with the commencement of a Shannon- Berlin service. While expanding the range of destinations from Shannon Airport, it will facilitate visits by our customers to Germany’s revitalised capital, as well as enabling the development of strong tourist traffic for the West of Ireland,” Mr Moroney said.

Shannon Development’s John King commented: “The new route between Berlin and Shannon is very welcome. It strengthens the connectivity at Shannon and opens up a new tourism market for us. We are pleased to take the opportunity, once again, to work with Ryanair and other tourism partners in exploiting this new service into Shannon.”

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