Ryanair, Malta’s No.1 airline today (Tues, 11 Feb) announced its Summer 2025 growth plans for Malta, which include a new (8^th) Malta-based Boeing “Gamechanger” aircraft ($100m invest.), as well as 2 new routes to Glasgow & Rzeszow (Poland) & increased frequencies on 18 existing routes like Barcelona, Milan, Stockholm & Zagreb, giving Maltese citizens/visitors even more choice at the lowest fares in Europe.

This record-breaking schedule will grow Ryanair’s Malta traffic by 11% in 2025 to over 4.9m pax and will see Ryanair’s Malta-based fleet increase to 8x B737 aircraft. This growth represents an investment of $800m, and supports over 4,200 local jobs, including 30 new highly paid pilot and cabin crew jobs, driving year-round tourism growth for Malta’s island economy. Additionally, Ryanair is reinforcing its long-term commitment to Malta, with significant investments such as a state-of-the-art 1-bay maintenance facility and the expansion of Ryanair Office in Malta, which aims to double the number of Ryanair highly skilled professionals on the island.

To celebrate Ryanair’s 8^th Malta based B737 Gamechanger and the launch of 2 new Summer routes, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with fares from just €24.99 available only at ryanair.com.

 Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary said:

“As Malta’s no.1 airline, Ryanair is pleased to add an 8^th B737 “Gamechanger” based aircraft in Malta, a $100m investment in Malta tourism, generating over 30 new direct jobs. Ryanair is also growing its Malta Summer schedule with 2 new routes to Glasgow and Rzeszow (Poland) and increased frequencies on 18 other routes, offering Maltese citizens/visitors an even wider range of travel options at Europe’s lowest fares.

As an island economy, it is vital that Ryanair continues to grow low-cost visitor access on a year-round basis to Malta. Ryanair’s Summer 2025 schedule will feature 8 based B737 aircraft (an $800m investment), on top of recent investments such as a 1-bay maintenance facility and the expansion of Ryanair’s Office in Malta, highlighting Ryanair’s commitment to enhancing Malta’s air connectivity, tourism, jobs, and economic growth.

To celebrate the Ryanair’s growing investment in Malta, including new B737 Gamechanger aircraft & 2 new Summer routes, Ryanair is launching a seat sale with fares from just €24.99 available only at ryanair.com.”