Ryanair possibly opening base in Fuerteventura

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The airline Ryanair is interested in recovering its bases in the Canary Islands in the face of the good evolution of tourism on the islands, as confirmed on Thursday by the Deputy Minister of the Presidency of the autonomous community, Antonio Olivera. It has transpired that these are bases on four islands of the archipelago, so Fuerteventura could have one of them.

 

At a press conference, after the meeting of the Governing Council, Olivera highlighted the recovery of the tourism sector in the islands, which at Easter has achieved record figures, as well as that airlines have increased seats in the archipelago above those of 2019, the year before the pandemic.

 

 

According to Olivera, Raynair has seen the opportunity offered by the islands for air transport, while citing the commitment of this airline with La Palma, incorporating flights to improve the economy of that island.

 

The deputy minister has influenced the good progress of tourism is a "clear symptom" of the recovery process of the economy in the islands, as well as reflected in the report of economic prospects of the Canary Islands released by BBVA.

 

Possible routes with Morocco
 
The Irish company is also waiting to see the success of the new routes between the Canary Islands and Morocco (LPA-RAK and TFS-AGA) to see if it reopens the bases. Previously empty 'gaps' would be filled with short flights to Morocco and Madeira, where the company opened a base in March.

 

Ryanair, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in Spain, expects to be the leading airline in the recovery from the pandemic and reach 50 million passengers in the country throughout this fiscal year, surpassing the figure of 46.6 million in 2019.

 

In addition, the company has signed contracts with Boeing to acquire 210 new aircraft over the next 5 years, of which 50 will be destined for the Spanish market, at a rate of ten or 12 new aircraft each year. In addition, it estimates that the number of employees of the company will grow in this period from the current 6,000 to 10,000, at a rate of between 800 and 1,000 per year.

 

"Specifically, the CEO of Ryanair DAC, Eddie Wilson, the first airline of the group, has detailed that he is in talks with the Government of the Canary Islands to reopen the bases on four islands of the archipelago, also valuing the base of Menorca and with great interest in the Spanish regions, such as Cantabria or Galicia, seeking not only to promote tourism in the areas but to take advantage of the capacity they offer as destinations or origins of travelers of business", says Canarias 7.