1 NEW AIRCRAFT, 5 NEW ROUTES & OVER 1,300 JOBS

Ryanair, Europe’s and Bulgaria’s No.1 airline today (08 May) celebrated its record Sofia schedule for S24, with 40 total routes, including 5 exciting new destinations to Alicante, Bristol, Copenhagen, Skiathos and Valencia. This record schedule sees Ryanair base 1 new aircraft for S24 (an additional $100M investment), bringing Ryanair’s total Sofia fleet to 4 based aircraft – supporting over 1,300 jobs (including 120 high-paying aviation jobs) in the Region.

Ryanair’s Sofia S24 schedule delivers:

• 5 new routes – Alicante, Bristol, Copenhagen, Skiathos and Valencia
• 40 total routes
• 1 new based a/c (4 total – US$400M invest.)
• 1.6M pax for S24 (+23% growth vs. S23)
• Supp. over 1,300 jobs

As part of this record S24 schedule, Ryanair is adding an additional Boeing 737 aircraft in Sofia (4 aircraft in total) and growing traffic by +23% to 1.6M passengers in S24 (vs. S23).  Ryanair is committed to being Bulgaria’s largest and most reliable airline, continuing to provide the best choice for Sofia’s citizens / visitors at Europe’s lowest fares. To celebrate its record S24 schedule and the 5 new routes in Sofia (Alicante, Bristol, Copenhagen, Skiathos and Valencia), Ryanair has launched a 3-day seat sale with fares from €21.99 on sale only at ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Country Manager Alicja Wojcik Golebiowska said:

“As Europe’s and Bulgaria’s No.1 airline, Ryanair is pleased to celebrate our record S24 Sofia schedule with 40 routes – including 5 new routes to Alicante, Bristol, Copenhagen, Skiathos and Valencia – offering Sofia’s citizens / visitors the best choice for their summer holidays at Europe’s lowest fares. With the addition of 1 new Boeing 737 aircraft from S24, Ryanair is basing a total of 4 aircraft in Sofia (a US$400M investment), delivering 1.6M passengers this summer (+23% growth) and supporting over 1,300 jobs, including 120 highly paid aviation jobs. While other airlines cut capacity and reduce much-needed connectivity in Sofia, Ryanair continues to reliably deliver more traffic, more jobs, and lower fares than any other airline. To celebrate its S24 schedule for Sofia, Ryanair has launched a 3-day seat sale with fares from €21.99 on sale only at ryanair.com.”

SOF Connect’s CEO Jesus Caballero said:

“We are extremely happy and thankful about the fourth Ryanair aircraft based and the new destinations. This is great news for our airport, Bulgaria, and mostly for the Bulgarian travelers. Ryanair’s decision to significantly expand the flights is also confirmation of the excellent work of our teams and the great potential of Sofia airport.”