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Airline Ryanair is operating a direct flight between Bristol Airport and Frankfurt for the first time – to increase capacity for fans traveling to Germany for the Euro 24 football championships.

The Ryanair flight from Bristol Airport is one of five return flights from UK airports either side of England’s second group stage match against Denmark in Frankfurt on June 20.

There are usually no direct flights between Bristol and Frankfurt, with anyone wishing to make the journey having to change in Amsterdam. But for one day only, Ryanair has organized a flight to Frankfurt from Bristol to meet demand from fans wanting to travel to the game.

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The Bristol flight will depart from Bristol Airport at 8.40am on Wednesday 19 June and the additional return flight is scheduled to leave Frankfurt Hahn Airport at 6.55pm on Friday 21 June, the day after the match.

“Ryanair has added over 2,000 extra seats for England fans traveling to watch an unforgettable game in person,” an airline spokesman said.

“We have additional flights from London Stansted, Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham, ensuring fans can conveniently get to/from Frankfurt on match day, as well as enjoy the pre- and post-match atmosphere at the ground. ” he added.

The head of Hahn Airport in Frankfurt is Franke Rüdiger. “We as an airport are looking forward to a big football festival in Germany,” he said.

“The fact that football fans are taking advantage of Ryanair’s attractive offers to travel to Hahn Airport and start their European Championship adventure there is a great thing. As usual, we are optimally prepared as an airport,” he added.