Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Tues, 20 Jan) revealed that 2025 was its busiest-ever year in Slovakia, following the airlines record schedule and addition of a third based aircraft ($300m investment) at Bratislava, in response to the Govt’s decision to cut access costs.

In 2026, Ryanair will grow even further in Slovakia, delivering 2m passengers (+70%), supporting over 1,500 local jobs, and offering 33 routes, including 10 exciting new routes to Alicante, Athens, Barcelona, Lamezia, Malaga, Naples, Palermo, Pisa, Tirana & Warsaw, as well as increased frequencies on 8 other routes.

Ryanair Head of Comms for CEE & Baltics, Alicja Wójcik-Gołębiowska, said:

“As Europe’s No.1 airline, Ryanair is pleased to announce that 2025 was our busiest-ever year in Slovakia, following our addition of a third based aircraft ($300m invest) at Bratislava in response to the Govt’s decision to cut access costs. Ryanair’s record growth in Slovakia has been stimulated by Slovakia’s aviation growth policies, including lower ATC charges and zero enviro taxes, which give Slovak citizens/visitors even more low fare travel choices, while strengthening Bratislava’s position as a key aviation hub in Central Europe.

Ryanair is working closely with our Slovak partners to deliver another record year in 2026, which will see Ryanair’s traffic in Bratislava grow to 2m passengers, offering 10 new routes, and supporting over 1,500 local jobs, including 100 Ryanair jobs for pilots, cabin crew and engineers.”