Ryanair is redrawing the landscape of the Italian flights with a series of changes. This morning, CEO Michael O'Leary unveiled new plans for the winter, announcing that the Irish company will reduce the number of routes e aircraft a Bergamo. However, these aircraft and routes will be transferred to Trieste e Reggio Calabria, the only Italian regions to have municipal surcharge abolished. At the same time, Milan Malpensa will see the introduction of 10 New Winter Destinations, expanding travel options for passengers.
Ryanair rewards Trieste and Reggio Calabria for removing the municipal surcharge
Ryanair will take a step back on Orio to Serio, reducing the number of aircraft from 24 to 20 and suspending 5 routes. This reduction will result in a 5% decrease in available seats, from the 20 million seats offered. The decision to withdraw four aircraft and five routes from Bergamo is partly motivated by thehigh municipal surcharge on airline tickets, a tax that the Irish giant considers onerous and damaging to the growth of the sector.
O'Leary stressed that these aircraft will be transferred to Trieste and Reggio Calabria, the only two Italian regions that have recently abolished this tax. In the two regions, in detail, it will arrive three new aircraft e over 20 new routes in winter 2024. A strategic move, therefore, to reduce costs and strengthen operations in these more favorable areas.
Ryanair: 10 new winter routes to and from Malpensa
At the same time, Ryanair will expand its operations at Milan Malpensa, confirming ten new winter routes. new destinations include Athens, Budapest, Paris, Fuerteventura, Krakow, Palma de Mallorca, Marrakech, Reggio Calabria, Rzeszow and Tallinn. This increase will lead to a 10% increase in traffic, with the aim of reaching 4,5 million passengers at Malpensa.
Ryanair is ready to invest a good four billion dollars in Italy, with the addition of 40 new aircraft and the opening of 250 new routes. This investment could bring over 20 million passengers per year and create 1.500 new jobs in the Italian regions.
