Ryanair adds 500 flights at Stansted to cover October half-term

Michael O'Leary says move will mean capacity for 100,000 more passengers and takes swipe at hopeless' Heathrow

Ryanair is to add more than 500 flights to its London Stansted schedule to keep pace with demand during the October half-term holiday.

Michael O'Leary, the chief executive of the low-cost airline, said extra capacity at the Essex airport would mean capacity for another 100,000 passengers at a time when hopeless" Heathrow suffers further travel chaos.