New route!

Gatwick to West Ireland

We are pleased to announce our new service between London Gatwick and Ireland West Airport Knock.

Flying six times a week, we hope to meet the huge customer demand for access to the beautiful, rugged and unspoilt scenery of the West of Ireland.

Flights are on sale now with amazingly cheap fares starting from as little as £10 one way and £20 return including all taxes and charges!

With XL Airways as the only airline operating flights from Gatwick to Ireland West Airport Knock, they're sure to fill up fast. And now, big wave surfers can bring a surfboard along absolutely free!

Knock, a small town in County Mayo, West of Ireland, is located near the vibrant city of Galway and offers visitors many attractions, such as: 

Knock Marian Shrine

Eleven challenging golf courses

Hill walking

Some of Europe's best surfing

Angling 

XL.com - the home of cheap flights to Ireland West Airport Knock Fly to West Ireland for sweeping surf-splashed beaches and the raw, rugged beauty of North West Ireland. Flying into Ireland West Knock Airport opens up an unspoilt panorama of some of the most spectacular scenery in Europe; from serene lakes and forest glens to windswept hills and wild, desolate peat bogs. 

XL.com specialise in cheap flights to Knock 
Fly to Knock - gateway to the dramatic Atlantic coastline and an outdoor playground of haunting beauty. Find cheap flights to Ireland with XL.com for some of the best championship golf in the world, peaceful lakes and backwaters on the River Shannon and a warm welcome from the friendly Irish people. 

Cheap flights to the West of Ireland for dramatic Atlantic beaches  Flying to West Ireland puts you within easy reach of the beautiful beaches of wide windswept sands that are the trademark of the County Donegal coastline. The beaches of County Sligo and County Mayo are even closer. These count amongst them some of the most renowned surfing hotspots of Western Ireland. The unspoilt wilderness of Connemara lies further south and is fringed by rugged coves and ribbons of white sands.

Cheap flights to Knock for the charming city of Galway 
Fly to Knock and just under a 1-hour drive away lies the university city of Galway. Set between the waters of Galway Bay and Lake Corrib the city is a charming blend of narrow medieval streets and excellent pedestrian shopping centres. The city is the unofficial arts capital of Ireland with plenty of theatres, concerts, cabarets, nightlife, bars and famous festivals such as the Galway Races and Galway Oyster Festival. 

Cheap flights to West Ireland for Ireland's top angling centre Fishermen flying to Knock will want to head east to Carrick-on-Shannon, just 35 miles away and acknowledged internationally as an anglers' paradise. The town offers unrestricted access both to the River Shannon and to no fewer than 41 lakes all renowned for excellent catches of roach, bream, rudd, tench, pike, perch, eel and trout.

Cheap flights to Knock for renowned Irish hospitality Fly to Knock and enjoy fantastic Irish atmosphere or 'craic'. The warm hospitality of the Irish is renowned across the world and there's no better place to sample it than in one of the many traditional pubs. Join the locals for folk stories and local legends, music, dancing and a pint or two of the national brew - smooth velvety Guinness. 

Cheap flights to Knock - town of miracles The small town of Knock is one of Europe's major Roman Catholic shrines. It has been a site of pilgrimage for millions over the years since an apparition of the Virgin Mary was witnessed by at least 15 people on 21 Aug 1879. Most famous of these pilgrims have been Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa who have both visited the Church of the Apparition and the Basilica in worship.

Cheap flights to Ireland West Airport Knock for exceptional golf courses Knock makes an excellent and convenient gateway to many of Ireland's most beautiful links courses. Within easy reach of Ireland West Knock Airport the Enniscrone Golf Club is often considered one of Ireland's best kept secrets and the County Sligo Golf Club at Rosses Point offers one of the most challenging courses with brisk winds off the Atlantic.

Cheap flights to West Ireland for serene inland waterways 
Just 35 miles from Knock lies one of Ireland's major cruising centres - the pretty town of Carrick-on-Shannon. The River Shannon is navigable for over 150 miles, her inland waterways and lakes forming the backbone of Ireland's boating holidays. The river system stretches from Lough Key in the north down through Athlone on the southern edge of Lough Ree and south on to Lough Derg and then the river's sea estuary in Limerick.

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