Ryanair launches seven new routes from Rome (Fiumicino and Ciampino), to Dubrovnik, Gdansk, Gothenburg, Lisbon, Malta, Paris and Riga. This was announced by the CEO of the Irish group, Michael O'Leary, at a press conference, presenting the summer programme.
Ryanair will base two new B737 aircraft at Fiumicino, with a $200 million investment, creating 60 new jobs, he added.
“While Ryanair continues to invest and grow in Italy, offering new routes and low fares, the Italian Government continues to damage connectivity, jobs and tourism by increasing the municipal surcharge,” O'Leary underlined.
"Italy is the only EU state that applies this unjustified tax, making Italian airports non-competitive compared to other EU tourist states, such as Spain, Portugal and Greece", he explained, asking the government to "abolish it ".
Ryanair's number one is particularly critical of the state of Ciampino airport.
"Rome needs two strong airports, Ciampino has been artificially limited, between landings and take-offs there are only six flights allowed per hour, since I met Salvin the last time there have been no developments on the extension of the runway, nothing is known" , explained O'Leary, adding that he wanted to meet Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni "to talk about what we can do in the coming years because we want to continue growing and investing in Italy".
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