Irish LCC Ryanair will base three aircraft at London Southend Airport, located around 40 mi. to the east of the city. Ryanair plans to open the base in summer 2019, adding 13 new routes to eight countries. These new services comprise Alicante, Spain (5X-weekly); Barcelona Reus (2X-weekly); Bilbao, Spain (4X-weekly); Brest, France (2X-weekly); Cluj, Romania (3X-weekly); Corfu, Greece (2X-weekly); Dublin (2X-daily); Faro, Portugal (5X-weekly); Kosice, Slovakia (3X-weekly); Malaga, Spain ...