Ryanair announces 22 new routes from Veneto for summer 2023
Flights will depart from Treviso, Venice and Verona airports. Also added is a new aircraft based in Venice
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Ryanair announced its Operational for summer 2023 from Veneto with 22 new routes (85 in total) from the airports of Treviso, Venice and Verona, as well as increased frequencies on 17 existing routes. Ryanair will also base an additional aircraft in Venice.
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Ryanair's operations for summer '23 from the Veneto include.:
- 1 new aircraft based in Venice - $100 million investment
- 6 aircraft based in total (4 in Venice and 2 in Treviso)
- 10% increase in flights from Verona
- 85 routes to/from Veneto
- 850 weekly flights (+70% vs pre-covid)
- 22 new routes such as Alghero, Brindisi, Cork, Bordeaux, Menorca, and Zaragoza
- Increased frequencies on 17 existing routes such as Palermo, Lamezia and Charleroi, from Verona
- More than 4,400 jobs, including 180 highly skilled aviation jobs
From Verona, Jason McGuinness of Ryanair stated: "As the airline of choice for Italians, Ryanair is pleased to announce its Veneto operations for summer 2023, with 22 new routes to popular destinations such as Cork, Bournemouth, Edinburgh and Toulouse, as well as domestic routes to Brindisi and Alghero, and increased frequencies on 17 existing routes, giving vaggiers in the region even more choice for their summer vacations at the lowest fares in Europe. With the addition of a new Venice-based aircraft for summer 2023, representing an additional $100 million investment in the area and the creation of an additional 30 highly paid pilot and crew jobs, Ryanair continues to deliver more traffic, more jobs and the lowest fares of any airline in Italy.
However, for Ryanair to continue to grow and invest in the region, the City of Venice must be reasonable and eliminate the proposal to introduce a new 2.5 euro tax (per departing passenger) that would make Venice Marco Polo one of the most expensive Italian airports. Growth for this summer in Veneto, is contingent on the abolition of the new tax, which would ensure the region remains competitive with other areas with lower access costs. In addition, we call on the Italian government to immediately eliminate the municipal surtax (amounting to 6.5 euros per departing passenger) on all Italian airports to ensure continued growth in tourism.
We have worked closely with our partners in the SAVE Group to secure this growth and improve services for those who live, work or wish to visit the Veneto, and we want to continue to secure even more growth, tourism and jobs in Italy as we have done over the past 25 years, since Ryanair made its first flight from Treviso to Stanstead."
SAVE Group Aviation Sales and Marketing Director Camillo Bozzolo said: "The speed with which Ryanair was able to intercept the post-pandemic market recovery was instrumental in the recovery of traffic at Veneto's airports in 2022, contributing more than 30% to the total 15 million passengers using the airports of Venice, Treviso and Verona, holding the position of first carrier on all three airports. The potential of our territory has once again demonstrated, despite the difficult period, its resilience and ample opportunities for growth, especially in relation to new international markets ready to express their interest in the Northeast. Ryanair's additional investment, thanks to the based aircraft and the capillarity of the network, not only proves to be strategic for accessibility in Veneto from regions never connected before, but also guarantees local users excellent solutions for business and leisure travel, helping to foster the local economy. It is in this perspective that air transport should be considered as a wealth-generating flywheel, also from the point of view of tourism development, to be supported and stimulated collectively."
