Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Tues, 26 May) announced a record W2026 schedule at Bratislava, with 23 routes including 4 new routes to Paphos, Tirana, Turin, and Warsaw, delivering 125% traffic growth to over 2.2m passengers p.a. To support this record W2026 schedule, Ryanair will add a 4^th based B737 aircraft in Bratislava from Oct 2026 – a $400m investment supporting over 1,600 local jobs, including 30 new high-paid pilot and cabin crew jobs.

Ryanair’s $400M investment and 125% traffic growth at Bratislava is a direct result of the proactive policy of the Slovak Govt and Transport Minister, Jozef Raž, to grow traffic and tourism by abolishing enviro taxes, lowering airport charges, and cutting ATC fees. This policy has made Slovakia Europe’s fastest growing aviation market in 2026 with record traffic growth of 170% in April.

Ryanair’s record Bratislava W2026 schedule will deliver:

• 4 based aircraft – $400m invest. in Slovakia
• 4 new routes – Paphos, Tirana, Turin, Warsaw (23 total)
• Over 2.2 m passengers p.a. (125% growth)
• Supports over 1,600 jobs, including 120 high-paid Ryanair pilot & cabin crew jobs

To celebrate Ryanair’s 4^th based aircraft and 4 new routes to/from Bratislava for W2026, the airline has launched a 3-day seat sale with fares from just €29.99 available to book now on ryanair.com/the Ryanair app.

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said:

“As Europe’s No. 1 airline, Ryanair is pleased to visit Bratislava today to announce even more growth, with a 4^th based B737 aircraft for W2026 – a $400m investment supporting over 1,600 local jobs, including 30 new high-paid pilot and cabin crew job. With this additional aircraft, Ryanair will deliver a record W2026 schedule for Bratislava, including 4 new routes to Paphos, Tirana, Turin, and Warsaw, which will see our Bratislava traffic grow 125% to over 2.2m passengers.

This rapid Ryanair growth is due to Slovakia’s pro-growth aviation policies – including zero enviro taxes, and lower ATC fees – which gives Slovak citizens/visitors even more low fare travel choices, while strengthening Bratislava’s position as one of Europe’s fastest growing airports. Lower access costs are the only way to deliver rapid growth, and Ryanair is confident that the Slovak Govt and Bratislava Airport will continue this successful low-cost/high-growth strategy, which has made Slovakia one of Europe’s fastest growing aviation markets.”

Bratislava Airport CEO Dušan Novota said:

“Over the past year, Ryanair has reached a major milestone in Bratislava, expanding its base from two aircraft to three and now four aircraft after more than a decade of operating a two-aircraft base. Thanks also to Ryanair’s continued growth, Bratislava has become one of the fastest-growing airports in Europe. As Ryanair has been a key and long-term partner of Bratislava Airport for more than 20 years, we highly value this successful cooperation and its continued growth in the Slovak market.”