Ryanair opens a new "gamechanger" base in Trieste

After the decision of the Friuli Venezia Giulia to abolish the tourism tax, Ryanair responded by opening a New "gamechanger" base in Trieste, starting in April. 

At the new base, the Irish company - which announced the creation of 600 jobs - will base a new Boeing 737 800-200: the "gamechanger" by Ryanair are more environmentally efficient, reducing CO2 emissions by 16%, noise by 40%, and can carry up to 4% more passengers. 

But the news doesn't end there: with the new Trieste base, Ryanair will offer travelers a total of 16 routes, of which 5 new for Berlin, Toast, Krakow, Paris e Seville, the latter on a biweekly basis.

From Trieste, Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson said:

"As the No. 1 airline in Europe and Italy, Ryanair is pleased to announce this major investment in Trieste and in the FVG region with the opening of a new "Gamechanger" base starting this April. Ryanair has responded Quickly to FVG Region's initiative to abolish municipal surtax/tax on tourism with 1 new plane "Gamechanger" 8-200 ($100 million investment). Ryanair's 50% capacity growth and 5 new routes. (16 in total) to Berlin, Brindisi, Krakow, Paris and Seville from Trieste this summer will boost economic growth of the region with the creation of 600 jobs.Ryanair praises President Fedriga and Trieste Airport management for their vision and approach progressive in supporting tourism growth by improving connectivity and, as a result, lowering fees for the citizens and visitors to the FVG region through the abolition of the municipal surtax in Trieste. Now is the time for the Italian state to eliminate the regressive municipal surtax/tourism tax to stimulate capacity growth and Lower fares for passengers. Should the Italian government abolish the tax, Ryanair will respond with an investment of $4 billion in Italy, adding 40 new planes, an additional 20 million passengers a year and more than 250 new broken."

Massimiliano Fedriga, President of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, said:

"Ryanair's decision to make the regional airport one of its operational bases and increase flights on the runways of Ronchi dei Legionari demonstrates the correctness of the choice to implement beneficial policies for airport companies that want to invest in our territory. A decision that will have positive repercussions both in terms of incoming tourism, facilitating the achievement of the goal of one million users per year, both from an employment perspective. Tourism is a very important element in the economic development of Friuli Venezia Giulia, consequently the airport in Ronchi dei Legionnaires is a key asset for the territory.

Airport CEO Marco Consalvo said:

"The opening of the new Ryanair base at the Friuli Venezia Giulia airport is not only a great achievement for us, but also an important starting point: in fact, it allows us greater flexibility in planning connections and even greater conditions for traffic growth. The new Ryanair base will have a beneficial effect on the region's economy in terms of job growth, fostering the accessibility of the region and increasing tourism from markets of particular interest to Region FVG."

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