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22-11-2022, 08:01 PM
Radio Sintonia:
Ryanair will open bases in Tenerife and Lanzarote at the end of March 2023 and does not rule out doing so in Fuerteventura.
The president of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, highlighted this afternoon, after meeting with the CEO of the Ryanair company, Eddie Wilson, at the headquarters of the Presidency of the Government in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the commitment of that commercial aviation company for the islands in the summer of 2023, when it will open bases in Tenerife South and Lanzarote, since March.
Torres considers very important the reinforcement that this expansion supposes for the air connectivity of the islands, especially for key tourist markets in Europe, such as Germany and France.
During the press conference after the meeting, which was also attended by the Canarian Minister of Tourism, Yaiza Castilla, the head of the regional executive said that this type
of news confirms the strength of the Canary Islands as a destination and "the good forecasts" of tourist arrivals during the current high season 2022-23, provided that
international situations do not hinder or prevent them. According to official data, there has been an increase of 27% in the number of seats for connections from abroad with the Canary Islands (33% increase in seats on international flights and 17% with the rest of Spain).
Ryanair had to close existing bases in the Canary Islands in early 2020 due to delays in the delivery of its order for Boeing aircraft. The opening of these bases in Tenerife and Lanzarote represents a total investment in the Canary Islands of 400 million euros, with 70 routes, of which 6 are new, and an increase in capacity of more than 10%. These six new routes are with Cologne, Knock and Paris, in the case of Lanzarote, and Bordeaux, Eindhoven and Nuremberg for Tenerife.
In total, the company foresees 520 flights per week. The project offers 4 based aircraft, with 60 direct jobs in Lanzarote and 60 in Tenerife among pilots, cabin crew and highly qualified engineers. The president of the Canary Islands stressed the importance of these new jobs for the islands, while insisting on the need to stop at the positive data after the hard years since the confinement due to the pandemic.
Two million tourists choose Ryanair a year to come to the Canary Islands For Torres, the two million tourists that this airline brings to the islands per year is also very relevant, which translates into about 1,400 million euros of spending in the Canary Islands and a total of 33,000 jobs boosted with the presence of these visitors.
He also highlighted Ryanair's commitment to sustainability and travel to the Canary Islands at a key moment for the nine outermost regions (OR), which seek to be exempt from the EU's green tax on air and maritime transport, not only in connections within the countries to which they belong, but on all international flights until, at least 2030.
In addition, Ryanair is committed to growing and developing further in the archipelago through continuous collaboration with partner airports, public administration, the hotel industry and local tourism organisations in order to enhance existing incentives in the Canary Islands and make the islands a more attractive destination for airlines.
In fact, at the meeting held today,CEO Wilson indicated that they intend to open bases in Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and La Palma in the future, which Torres considers a clear commitment of the company for the islands and another confirmation of the good tourist moment of the Canary Islands.
The company also opened a line with La Palma this summer with three national routes:
Madrid (4 weekly frequencies), Barcelona (3), Santiago de Compostela (2) and two weekly connections from Milan-Bergamo. Although they stopped operating in October, the company does not rule out resuming that offer in the future after verifying the consequences of the volcano last March, in a visit by Eddie Wilson to Isla Bonita, in which he met with Torres and the president of the Cabildo palmero.
Ryanair will open bases in Tenerife and Lanzarote at the end of March 2023 and does not rule out doing so in Fuerteventura.
The president of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, highlighted this afternoon, after meeting with the CEO of the Ryanair company, Eddie Wilson, at the headquarters of the Presidency of the Government in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the commitment of that commercial aviation company for the islands in the summer of 2023, when it will open bases in Tenerife South and Lanzarote, since March.
Torres considers very important the reinforcement that this expansion supposes for the air connectivity of the islands, especially for key tourist markets in Europe, such as Germany and France.
During the press conference after the meeting, which was also attended by the Canarian Minister of Tourism, Yaiza Castilla, the head of the regional executive said that this type
of news confirms the strength of the Canary Islands as a destination and "the good forecasts" of tourist arrivals during the current high season 2022-23, provided that
international situations do not hinder or prevent them. According to official data, there has been an increase of 27% in the number of seats for connections from abroad with the Canary Islands (33% increase in seats on international flights and 17% with the rest of Spain).
Ryanair had to close existing bases in the Canary Islands in early 2020 due to delays in the delivery of its order for Boeing aircraft. The opening of these bases in Tenerife and Lanzarote represents a total investment in the Canary Islands of 400 million euros, with 70 routes, of which 6 are new, and an increase in capacity of more than 10%. These six new routes are with Cologne, Knock and Paris, in the case of Lanzarote, and Bordeaux, Eindhoven and Nuremberg for Tenerife.
In total, the company foresees 520 flights per week. The project offers 4 based aircraft, with 60 direct jobs in Lanzarote and 60 in Tenerife among pilots, cabin crew and highly qualified engineers. The president of the Canary Islands stressed the importance of these new jobs for the islands, while insisting on the need to stop at the positive data after the hard years since the confinement due to the pandemic.
Two million tourists choose Ryanair a year to come to the Canary Islands For Torres, the two million tourists that this airline brings to the islands per year is also very relevant, which translates into about 1,400 million euros of spending in the Canary Islands and a total of 33,000 jobs boosted with the presence of these visitors.
He also highlighted Ryanair's commitment to sustainability and travel to the Canary Islands at a key moment for the nine outermost regions (OR), which seek to be exempt from the EU's green tax on air and maritime transport, not only in connections within the countries to which they belong, but on all international flights until, at least 2030.
In addition, Ryanair is committed to growing and developing further in the archipelago through continuous collaboration with partner airports, public administration, the hotel industry and local tourism organisations in order to enhance existing incentives in the Canary Islands and make the islands a more attractive destination for airlines.
In fact, at the meeting held today,CEO Wilson indicated that they intend to open bases in Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and La Palma in the future, which Torres considers a clear commitment of the company for the islands and another confirmation of the good tourist moment of the Canary Islands.
The company also opened a line with La Palma this summer with three national routes:
Madrid (4 weekly frequencies), Barcelona (3), Santiago de Compostela (2) and two weekly connections from Milan-Bergamo. Although they stopped operating in October, the company does not rule out resuming that offer in the future after verifying the consequences of the volcano last March, in a visit by Eddie Wilson to Isla Bonita, in which he met with Torres and the president of the Cabildo palmero.
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