Ryanair announced that it will add 20 new routes to and from Albania. According to the low-cost company, the plan is for these routes to bring a 50 percent increase in passenger numbers, reaching 4 million.
"This summer, Ryanair will operate 43 routes to/from Tirana, including 20 new routes such as Alghero, Baden-Baden, Eindhoven, Genoa, Memmingen, Parma and Wroclaw, bringing a 50% increase in traffic and 4 million passengers by 2026," Ryanair said.
The Ireland-based company announced that it will rapidly expand its investments and activity in Albania, if the Albanian government maintains its low tax policy for commercial aviation.
"Over the next 5 years, Ryanair will continue to invest and grow in Albania, deploying up to 6 B737 aircraft (investment of 600 million dollars) in Tirana, growing to over 6 million passengers per year, operating over 60 routes, supporting over 4,000 jobs by 2030, provided that the Albanian Government continues its zero aviation tax policy and Tirana Airport maintains low access costs through growth incentive schemes, to stimulate the rapid growth of traffic and tourism in Tirana," the low-cost company added.
Ryanair revealed the plan during a graduation ceremony for the first 35 students in Albania to join its staff as cabin crew. "The first 35 students out of 70 new cabin crew members who will join the airline at its new four-aircraft base in Tirana from the end of March have completed cabin crew training with a 100% success rate," the company announced.
“These results from our first 35 trainees – a perfect 100% pass rate – demonstrate the exceptional talent and work ethic we have found in Albania. And they are just the first half of the 70 new cabin crew members we are proud to welcome to our new 4-aircraft base in Tirana this year. As Albania maintains its low-cost, pro-growth aviation policy, Ryanair will continue to invest, bringing more aircraft, more routes, more visitors and more well-paid jobs to Tirana. This is just the beginning of a long-term partnership that will transform air travel and tourism across Albania,” said the Irish company’s CEO Michael O’Leary.
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