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Budget airline Ryanair has announced the launch of 17 new routes from Edinburgh airport, adding to the two existing routes to Dublin and Shannon.

Ryanair will invest £70 million to the expansion in Edinburgh, saying it will create 1,200 jobs. About 100 people will be employed by Ryanair directly at the airport, and another 100 at airport-based services.

Two aircrafts will be based at Edinburgh Airport, Ryanair’s 27th European base, and 1.2 million extra passengers are expected every year thanks to the new routes.

New destinations include Alicante, Berlin, Warsaw, Marseille, Bratislava, Pisa, Stockholm, Krakow, Malaga, Palma, Poznan, and Wroclaw.