With delivery expected of 50 new aircraft over the next 12 months, the airline will hire 2,000 new cabin crew, 1,000 pilots and 250 aircraft engineers.

It will also promote 300 first officers on its command upgrade programme across its 84-base European network.

A range of new positions will also be created in IT, sales and marketing, digital experience, finance and commercial at Ryanair’s Dublin office and its Travel Labs Poland subsidiary in Wroclaw.

Ryanair chief people officer Eddie Wilson said: “2017 is set to be our busiest recruitment year to date, and we are continuing to invest heavily in talent for the future.

“Ryanair is now considered to be the ‘go-to’ airline for both cadet and direct entry hires, with our industry leading 5/4 roster for pilots, and both pilots and cabin crew have the opportunity to work on the youngest fleet in Europe as we take delivery of our new Boeing aircraft.

“As our aircraft numbers grow from 355 to over 500 in the next five years, Ryanair will hire over 5,000 new people. Candidates interested in all current opportunities should visit careers.ryanair.com for further information.’’