RECORD BREAKING SCHEDULE: 31 AIRCRAFT, 120 ROUTES (5 NEW) & 19M PAX P.A.

Ryanair, Europe and Italy’s No.1 airline, today (Thurs, 2 Oct) announced three additional based aircraft – 2 more in Bergamo & 1 in Malpensa – for Winter ’25.  This year’s record-breaking Winter schedule at Milans’ Airports will see a record 31 based aircraft – representing a US$3.1bn invest. – 120 routes (5 new) and will deliver 19m million passengers annually (+4%), supporting over 15,400 jobs across the Lombardy region, further strengthening Ryanair’s position as the leading carrier in Northern Italy.

Building on this record schedule, Ryanair has also added extra flights on almost 40 popular existing routes across Bergamo & Malpensa on both international and vital domestic routes, giving customers throughout Europe and Italy even greater choice at Europe’s lowest fares positioning Milans’ airports as a key gateway for leisure and business travel across the wider Region and Nationwide.

Ryanair’s Milan Winter 2025 schedule will deliver:

• 31 based aircraft (US$3.1bn invest.) – 22 (+2) in Bergamo and 9 (+1) in Malpensa, incl. 8 Next-Gen aircraft.
• 120 total routes (incl. 5 new):
• 80 in Bergamo, incl. incr. freq. on 30 existing routes like Amman, Trapani, Warsaw & the reinstated Pescara.
• 40 in Malpensa, incl. 5 new routes to Bratislava, Gothenburg, Pescara, Warsaw and Plovdiv.
• 23 domestic routes to Milan, incl. increased frequency on 6 routes.
• 400,000 additional low fare seats.
• 19M passengers p.a. (+4%).
• Supp. over 15,400 local jobs in the Lombardy Region, incl. over 900 highly paid aviation jobs.

Ryanair continues to invest and grow across cost competitive regions in Italy, offering lower fares than any other airline. However, the regressive Municipal Tax (incl. the recent €0.50pdp incr. on non-EU flights at Italy’s biggest airports, incl. Bergamo & Malpensa) continues to damage the country’s traffic, tourism, and jobs growth at a time when other EU countries like Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia, and Albania have abolished aviation taxes, and reduced airport fees to attract growth. Ryanair calls on the Italian Govt to scrap the Municipal Tax at all Italian airports and follow the lead of the Abruzzo, Calabria, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Sicily Regions which have all scrapped the Municipal Tax to deliver growth. If removed, Ryanair will respond with an additional 40 aircraft (+US$4bn invest.), 20m additional annual passengers, 250 new routes – supporting 15,000 additional jobs throughout Italy.

Ryanair DAC CEO, Eddie Wilson, said:

“Ryanair continues to deliver record growth across Italy, investing in key regions like Lombardy. This Winter marks a record-breaking schedule with three additional based aircraft (+2 in Bergamo & +1 in Malpensa), bringing our total Milan fleet to 31 aircraft – a US$3.1bn invest. – operating 120 routes across Bergamo and Malpensa, including 5 new from Malpensa to Bratislava, Gothenburg, Pescara, Warsaw, and Plovdiv, along with increased frequencies on 30 popular Bergamo destinations – incl. Amman, Athens, Agadir, Edinburgh, Trapani & Warsaw, as well as the reinstated Pescara route – underlining our commitment to enhancing both international and domestic low-fare connectivity as well as inbound tourism.

This significant investment underpins our long-term strategy of supporting the growth of Italy’s regional airports, as evidenced by the 19m passengers (+4%) we will deliver in Milan this year – boosting inbound tourism to Lombardy and maintaining year-round international connectivity. We’ve worked closely with the SACBO and SEA teams to make this growth possible – proving that competitive conditions and efficient operations are key to unlocking real growth. Our partnership with Milans’ airports stretches back over two decades and, after years of successful collaboration, we remain committed to continuing to grow in the Region.

To further build on this success and unlock even greater opportunities for Italian aviation, tourism and jobs, Ryanair again calls on the Italian Govt to scrap the Municipal Tax across all Italian airports to stimulate further traffic, tourism, and jobs growth. If removed, Ryanair will respond with an additional 40 aircraft (+US$4bn investment), 20 million additional annual passengers, 250 new routes and 15,000 additional jobs throughout Italy.”