BREAKING: 400,000 passengers affected by new wave of Ryanair cancellations

UPDATE: None of the new cancelled flights affect mainland Spain, one route from Scotland to Las Palmas is affected 

RYANAIR is cancelling another 18,000 flights between November and March, affecting 400,000 passengers.

The budget airline said it had emailed all of the customers affected, offering them the choice between a refund or an alternative flight.

It has announced the temporary suspension of 34 routes over the winter, including London Stansted to Edinburgh and Glasgow, Gatwick to Belfast, Newcastle to Faro, and Glasgow to Las Palmas in Spain.