+80% GROWTH FOR W25/S26 AFTER ABRUZZO REGION SCRAPS THE MUNICIPAL TAX
Ryanair, Europe, and Italy’s No. 1 airline, today (Fri, 28th Nov) announced record Winter 2025 and Summer 2026 schedules for Pescara Airport, including 2 year-round based aircraft (for the first time ever during the Winter season), representing a US$200m investment in the region. This record investment from Ryanair will deliver more than 1.3 million passengers p.a. (+80% growth since the Mun Tax was scrapped) to Pescara, further demonstrating how President Marsilio’s removal of the Municipal Tax continues to fuel year-round growth, connectivity, tourism and economic growth in the Abruzzo Region.
Ryanair’s record W25 and S26 schedules to Pescara will deliver:
- 2 based aircraft – US$200m tot. invest.
- W25: 14 routes, 8 new: Cagliari, Milan Malpensa, Kaunas, Krakow, Trapani-Marsala, Turin, Valencia, and Wroclaw.
- S26: 21 routes, 1 new: Tirana & 1 reinstated: Milan Bergamo.
- Over 1.3m passengers p.a. (+80% vs 2024).
- Supp. over 1,000 jobs in the Abruzzo Region, incl. over 60 well paid pilots & crew.
Pescara Airport and the Abruzzo Region have become significantly more competitive and attractive for investment thanks to President Marsilio’s forward-thinking decision to scrap the Municipal Tax. Abruzzo was the third Italian region to scrap this regressive tax and since then, Ryanair has responded by adding one new aircraft (incremental +US$100m invest.), +80% traffic growth and supporting over 1,000 jobs – delivering more year-round connectivity at Europe’s lowest fares for the citizens of Abruzzo. However, if the rest of Italy wants to remain competitive compared to competing European countries such as Albania, Sweden and Slovakia which are actively reducing access costs, the Italian Government must abolish the Municipal Tax at all Italian airports to stimulate traffic, tourism, and job growth nationwide.
To celebrate this record growth in Pescara, Ryanair has launched a 3-day seat sale with fares from €34.99 to travel until the end of June, available from today for booking only at ryanair.com.
From Pescara, Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Officer, Jason McGuinness, said:
“As Italy’s No.1 airline, Ryanair is delighted to announce another year of record growth and investment at Pescara Airport – which is a direct result of President Marsilio’s move to abolish the punitive Municipal Tax in 2025. This strategic decision has allowed Ryanair to grow traffic to more than 1.3m annual passengers (+80% versus 2024) and unlock the Abruzzo Region’s full year-round potential. As part of this continuous growth, we are pleased to unveil our record Winter 2025 and Summer 2026 schedules today – delivering ever more domestic and international routes across both seasons, making it easier than ever for passengers to access Abruzzo’s stunning coastline and mountains, vibrant cities, and unique cultural heritage.
Today’s announcement demonstrates the transformative growth Ryanair can deliver to airports and regions that lower access costs. This move has unlocked year-round growth, delivering enhanced low-fare travel options, boosting inbound tourism, and supporting more than 1,000 jobs across the Abruzzo Region. However, it’s time for the Italian Government to accelerate traffic growth and increase competitiveness at all Italian airports.
Ryanair, therefore, calls on the Italian Government to scrap the Municipal Tax nationwide. Removing this unnecessary charge would enable Ryanair to deliver an additional 20 million passengers annually, 40 more aircraft worth $4bn, 15,000 new Ryanair jobs and over 250 new routes which would drive year-round tourism, investment, and employment across all of Italy.”
Abruzzo’s Region President, Marco Marsilio, said:
The equation of lower taxes plus more passengers works, and the results are evident. In Saga’s business plan, the goal of surpassing one million passengers was set for 2026, but we have brought it forward, and next year the number of passengers will be further increased. I see a lively airport; there is enthusiasm among the staff, and this is a source of pride for everyone. I hope that this significant growth serves as an incentive for other carriers, because this is an efficient, functional, and cost-effective airport. The new challenge is to improve the infrastructure to accommodate the arrival of more passengers with the new flights.”
Giorgio Fraccastoro, SAGA (Abruzzo Airport) President, said:
“With the achievement of one million passengers, which we wanted to celebrate by symbolically honoring a traveler, a new phase has begun for Abruzzo Airport, generating an increasingly significant impact for the entire regional territory. This has been made possible thanks to the synergy established with Ryanair and the Region. We are experiencing the busiest winter season ever for the airport, and the summer season will further increase last year’s already record numbers, with destinations being strengthened and frequencies increased in light of the excellent results achieved. The hope is that this relationship with the airline will grow stronger every day and that new routes, part of the airport users’ wishlist, can also be opened.”
To celebrate the milestone of one million passengers at the airport, the President of the Abruzzo Region, Marco Marsilio, the President of Saga, Giorgio Fraccastoro, and Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Officer, Jason McGuinness, presented a Ryanair gift card and two vouchers for experiences in Abruzzo, provided by Il Bosso and Majellando, to Gaia from Tuscany and Lorenzo from Marche, two passengers transiting through the airport on their way to Brussels.
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Fri, 28 Nov) announced it has added over 4,900 extra seats to/from Knock for Christmas week to support the strong travel demand. Ryanair expects to carry over 18,900 passengers through Ireland West Airport Knock this Christmas, ensuring passengers can get home on-time to celebrate the festive season with family and friends.
Ryanair’s full Winter 2025 schedule, including these extra Christmas flights, is available to book now at ryanair.com.
If you know someone travelling home for Christmas, why not surprise them with a Ryanair Gift Card to use for their flights. Starting from just €25, you can now choose either a digital gift card sent straight to the recipient’s inbox or for those looking for something extra special, you can now choose a physical gift card, with an inscribed personal message, delivered straight to their front door.
Ryanair’s Director of Comms, Jade Kirwan, said:
“The countdown to Christmas is on and flights are booking up fast! To support the strong Christmas travel demand and ensure passengers can get home to spend Christmas with family and friends, we’ve added over 4,900 extra seats to/from Knock for Christmas week. We encourage anyone intending to travel this Christmas to book as early as possible to avoid disappointment.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Fri, 28 Nov) announced it has added over 12,600 extra seats to/from Cork for Christmas week to support the strong travel demand. Ryanair expects to carry over 45,600 passengers through Cork Airport this Christmas, ensuring passengers can get home on-time to celebrate the festive season with family and friends.
Ryanair’s full Winter 2025 schedule, including these extra Christmas flights, is available to book now at ryanair.com.
If you know someone travelling home for Christmas, why not surprise them with a Ryanair Gift Card to use for their flights. Starting from just €25, you can now choose either a digital gift card sent straight to the recipient’s inbox or for those looking for something extra special, you can now choose a physical gift card, with an inscribed personal message, delivered straight to their front door.
Ryanair’s Director of Comms, Jade Kirwan, said:
“The countdown to Christmas is on and flights are booking up fast! To support the strong Christmas travel demand and ensure passengers can get home to spend Christmas with family and friends, we’ve added over 12,600 extra seats to/from Cork for Christmas week. We encourage anyone intending to travel this Christmas to book as early as possible to avoid disappointment.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Fri, 28 Nov) announced it has added over 9,000 extra seats to/from Shannon for Christmas week to support the strong travel demand. Ryanair expects to carry over 34,700 passengers through Shannon Airport this Christmas, ensuring passengers can get home on-time to celebrate the festive season with family and friends.
Ryanair’s full Winter 2025 schedule, including these extra Christmas flights, is available to book now at ryanair.com.
If you know someone travelling home for Christmas, why not surprise them with a Ryanair Gift Card to use for their flights. Starting from just €25, you can now choose either a digital gift card sent straight to the recipient’s inbox or for those looking for something extra special, you can now choose a physical gift card, with an inscribed personal message, delivered straight to their front door.
Ryanair’s Director of Comms, Jade Kirwan, said:
“The countdown to Christmas is on and flights are booking up fast! To support the strong Christmas travel demand and ensure passengers can get home to spend Christmas with family and friends, we’ve added over 9,000 extra seats to/from Shannon for Christmas week. We encourage anyone intending to travel this Christmas to book as early as possible to avoid disappointment.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (28 Nov) announced that it will close its Prime member offering from 28 Nov, following an 8-month trial period. All existing 55,000 Prime members will continue to enjoy exclusive monthly low fare offers until Oct 2026, but no new members will be allowed to sign up after Fri, 28 Nov.
Ryanair CMO, Dara Brady, said:
“Over the years, customers have asked for a Ryanair members scheme, so we trialled this ‘Prime’ scheme over the last 8 months. To date, we have signed up over 55,000 Prime members, generating over €4.4m in subscription fees. However, our Prime members have received over €6m in fare discounts, so this trial has cost more money than it generates. This level of memberships, or subscription revenue does not justify the time and effort it takes to launch monthly exclusive Prime seat sales for our 55,000 Prime members. We are grateful to our 55,000 Prime members who signed up to this Prime trial over the last 8-months, and they can rest assured that they will continue to enjoy exclusive flight and seat savings for the remainder of their 12-month membership.
With over 207m passengers this year, Ryanair will continue to focus on delivering the lowest fares in Europe to all our customers, and not this subset of 55,000 Prime members.”
44 ROUTES, 11 AIRCRAFT ($1BN+ INV) & TRAFFIC GROWTH TO 6M P.A.
Ryanair, Europe and Italy’s No.1 airline, today (Thurs, 27th Nov) announced its Winter 2025 schedule for Bologna. This year’s Winter schedule will deliver 6 million passengers p.a., 44 routes, including one exciting reinstated route to Amman and 11 based aircraft ($1bn+ investment), supporting over 4,800 local jobs, while driving year-round inbound tourism in Bologna.
Ryanair has also added extra flights on more than 20 popular existing routes, including Barcelona, Budapest, Dublin, Krakow, and Tirana, offering customers across Bologna and the Emilia-Romagna region even more choice at Europe’s lowest fares, further establishing the airport as a key gateway for leisure and business travel in Northern Italy.
Ryanair’s Bologna W25 schedule will deliver:
- 44 total routes
- 1 reinstated route to Amman
- Increased freq. on 20+ existing routes incl. Barcelona, Budapest, Dublin, Krakow, and Tirana
- 11 based aircraft – over $1bn invest.
- 6M pax p.a.
- Supp. over 4,800 jobs
Ryanair has been flying to and from Bologna for 17 years, carrying over 55 million passengers to date, and remains committed to investing in and growing traffic across the Emilia-Romagna region and Italy. To boost Italian tourism, Ryanair is urging the Italian Government and regional authorities to abolish the Municipal Tax at all Italian airports. Ryanair is ready to respond immediately if this happens with a major investment that would deliver 20 million additional passengers, 40 new based aircraft ($4 billion investment), 250 new routes and 1,500 new Ryanair jobs—supporting up to 15,000 jobs across the country.
To celebrate the Winter 2025 schedule and the reinstated route from Bologna to Amman, Ryanair has launched a 3-day seat sale with fares from just €34.99 to travel until the end of June, available from today for booking only at ryanair.com.
Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Officer, Jason McGuinness, said:
“As Italy’s No.1 airline, Ryanair is delighted to announce its Winter 2025 schedule for Bologna, featuring 44 routes, including an exciting reinstated connection to Amman and over 520 weekly flights, offering over 2.2 million low fares seats this Winter (+10% vs W24). This schedule reflects Ryanair’s ongoing commitment to the Emilia-Romagna region, boosting inbound tourism, enhancing connectivity, and offering customers across Bologna and the region even more choice at Europe’s lowest fares.
We’ve operated to and from Bologna for 17 years, carrying over 55 million passengers to date and have invested over $1 billion with 11 Bologna-based aircraft, supporting more than 4,800 local jobs. Ryanair is ready to invest even more: if the Italian Government abolishes the Municipal Tax at all Italian airports, we will respond immediately with 40 new aircraft, 250 additional routes, 20 million more passengers and 1,500 new Ryanair jobs—supporting up to 15,000 jobs across Italy.”
Antonello Bonolis, Director of Business Aviation at Bologna Airport, said:
“The collaboration between Bologna Airport and Ryanair continues to develop positively. Launched in 2008, the partnership with the Dublin-based carrier has contributed to the growth of our city and region as well-known and appreciated tourist destinations at an international level. Moreover, Ryanair’s flight offer has supported outgoing travel for people and businesses in our region, thanks to a very extensive and diversified network of routes. Today, Ryanair is the leading airline at Bologna Airport, accounting for around 55% of the airport’s total passengers. More generally, it should be remembered that the overall contribution of Bologna Airport to the community and the economy translates into benefits in terms of employment, added value, and GDP, generating a direct, indirect, and induced impact of over 1 billion euros in GDP and more than 20,000 jobs in the area.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Thurs, 27 Nov) announced it has added over 4,900 extra seats to/from Newcastle for Christmas week to support the strong travel demand. Ryanair expects to carry over 23,400 passengers through Newcastle Airport this Christmas, ensuring passengers can get home on-time to celebrate the festive season with family and friends.
Ryanair’s full Winter 2025 schedule, including these extra Christmas flights, is available to book now at ryanair.com.
If you know someone travelling home for Christmas, why not surprise them with a Ryanair Gift Card to use for their flights. Starting from just €25, you can now choose either a digital gift card sent straight to the recipient’s inbox or for those looking for something extra special, you can now choose a physical gift card, with an inscribed personal message, delivered straight to their front door.
Ryanair’s Director of Comms, Jade Kirwan, said:
“The countdown to Christmas is on and flights are booking up fast! To support the strong Christmas travel demand and ensure passengers can get home to spend Christmas with family and friends, we’ve added over 4,900 extra seats to/from Newcastle for Christmas week. We encourage anyone intending to travel this Christmas to book as early as possible to avoid disappointment.”