Ryanair, Spain’s No.1 airline, today (29 Oct) announced it will open a new base at Ibiza (No. 76), from March 2016, with 1 based aircraft (an investment of $100m), 2 new routes to Turin and Venice Treviso, and extra flights to a further 10 European destinations, which will deliver 350,000 new customers p.a. (1.8m in total) and support 1,400* “on-site” jobs, as Ryanair’s Ibiza traffic grows by 25%

From March, Ryanair will open a base in Ibiza and deliver:
· 1 based aircraft ($100m)
· 2 new routes: Turin (2 x weekly) & Venice (3 x weekly)
· Extra flights to: Barcelona, Bologna, Eindhoven, London, Madrid, Malaga, Manchester, Milan, Rome & Valencia
· 25 routes in total
· 1.8m customers p.a. (+350,000)
· 1,400* “on site” jobs p.a.

In Ibiza, Ryanair’s Jose Espartero said:

“Ryanair is pleased to announce that we will open a new Ibiza base from March, our 13th in Spain, with one based aircraft and 25 routes, including 2 new routes to Turin and Venice Treviso, which will deliver 1.8m customers p.a. in total and support 1,400 jobs at Ibiza Airport as we grow by 25%.

As Spain’s No.1 airline we are pleased to add another base airport to our network, which will allow us to offer improved schedules on domestic services, making Ryanair the ideal choice for both business and leisure customers.

To celebrate our new Ibiza base we are releasing seats for sale at prices starting from just £19.99 for travel from May, which must be booked by Monday (2 Nov). Since these amazing low prices will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”