Ryanair Announces Three New Routes From Malta To Rome, Paris and Katowice
Ryanair has unveiled its upcoming winter schedule, announcing three new routes in from Malta to Katowice, Paris and Rome.
“We’re a bridge from Malta to the world and we want to continue building these bridges,” Ryanair CEO Michael O’ Leary said at a press conference earlier today.
To promote the new flights, the airline is launching a three-day seat sale with 50,000 fares on sale from €19.99. You can enjoy the sale if you book to travel between the dates of 3rd October and the end of December.
Ryanair will now be flying to both Ciampino and Fiumicino.
O’ Leary stated that Morocco is being highly considered as a potential new route while attempts to expand to Turkey have not been well received by the state due to fears of competing with national airlines.
In all, Malta’s winter schedule will have 69 routes while extra flights have been added to 19 existing routes including Athens, Catania, Edinburgh and Zagreb. This is intended to bolster Malta’s tourism all year, not just during the summer months.
Meanwhile, Ryanair’s air traffic growth is up 24% this year. In its 18 years of operating in the island, Ryanair has carried over 27 million passengers.
O’ Leary emphasised Ryanair’s role in boosting Malta’s tourism and economy, highlighting the plans to construct a state-of-the-art €20 million maintenance facility that is expected to create over 200 high-skilled local jobs, including engineers, mechanics, and support staff.
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