Irish budget airline Ryanair has overtaken rival Wizz Air in the battle to be the first low-cost airline to fly passengers from Warsaw’s Modlin airport.

At a press conference last week company CEO Michael O’Leary announced that Ryanair’s first flight from Modlin will take off on July 16, a few days earlier than the date penciled in by Hungarian Wizz Air.

“Ryanair’s eight new Warsaw Modlin routes will deliver at least 700,000 passengers annually and sustain 700 local jobs,” said Mr O’Leary.