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I've never flown with Ryanair and I have heard many horror stories, but they keep expanding. This is from Air Transport World.
Ryanair announced Wednesday it will open three new bases in the Canary Islands next year as part of the LCC’s Spain expansion plan, bringing the number of bases in the country to 11. It opened two new bases in Spain last month, in Valencia and Seville, following a new base at Barcelona El Prat in September (ATW Daily News, July 27).
“Ryanair’s growth is directly attributable to the visionary initiatives of the Canary Islands government that, in recent years, have identified low-fare access as being critical, and have worked with Ryanair to reduce airport costs in order to return tourism to its previous 2007 record levels,” said Deputy CEO Michael Cawley.
The LCC will base two aircraft each in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Tenerife from February while also increasing routes and frequencies to/from Fuerteventura. Ryanair will operate a total of 112 routes to/from the Canary Islands, which it claims will deliver 4.5 million passengers per year and sustain more than 4,500 local jobs including 350 Ryanair pilots, cabin crew and engineers. Of the 122 routes, 35 will be new.
Ryanair said its €400 million ($522.5 million) investment in the Canary Islands is a direct result of incentives by local and national authorities, including airport operator AENA, to stimulate air traffic, including a reduction in airport charges and the establishment of a Regional Marketing Fund.
Ryanair announced Wednesday it will open three new bases in the Canary Islands next year as part of the LCC’s Spain expansion plan, bringing the number of bases in the country to 11. It opened two new bases in Spain last month, in Valencia and Seville, following a new base at Barcelona El Prat in September (ATW Daily News, July 27).
“Ryanair’s growth is directly attributable to the visionary initiatives of the Canary Islands government that, in recent years, have identified low-fare access as being critical, and have worked with Ryanair to reduce airport costs in order to return tourism to its previous 2007 record levels,” said Deputy CEO Michael Cawley.
The LCC will base two aircraft each in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Tenerife from February while also increasing routes and frequencies to/from Fuerteventura. Ryanair will operate a total of 112 routes to/from the Canary Islands, which it claims will deliver 4.5 million passengers per year and sustain more than 4,500 local jobs including 350 Ryanair pilots, cabin crew and engineers. Of the 122 routes, 35 will be new.
Ryanair said its €400 million ($522.5 million) investment in the Canary Islands is a direct result of incentives by local and national authorities, including airport operator AENA, to stimulate air traffic, including a reduction in airport charges and the establishment of a Regional Marketing Fund.
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