Irish low-cost airline Ryanair confirmed Friday it will offer flights to Russia's St. Petersburg starting on April 1.

Dublin-based Ryanair, whose cheap tickets have made it one of Europe's most popular airline carriers, planned to offer three weekly return flights between St. Petersburg and Dublin, the capital of Ireland.

Although ticket prices for the flights have yet to be announced, it is expected that there will be a significant reduction for the ever-increasing numbers of travelers flying to and from St. Petersburg, known as Russia's northern capital.

Under the terms of the bilateral aviation agreement, the airline will not be able to operate direct flights to Russia from other European airports. London-based EasyJet, the second largest low-cost carrier in Europe, behind Ryanair, began operations in Russia's capital of Moscow last year.

Ryanair had originally planned to begin its St. Petersburg and Moscow operations in March this year, but the plan was postponed till April. Endite

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