Ryanair: 200 million passengers - Austria benefits strongly!

Ryanair: 200 million passengers - Austria benefits strongly!

Wien, Österreich - Ryanair, Europe's leading low -cost airline, plans an aggressive expansion and is aiming for over 200 million passengers for 2025. Around seven million of these passengers are to come from Austria, which corresponds to an increase of 160 percent compared to AUA since 2019, which was only able to grow one percent. The airline has increased its offer for the summer flight schedule on a total of 92 routes, including three new destinations from Linz: Bari, London and Alicante. Ryanair also plans to offer 130,000 additional seats at the regional airports in Austria, such as krone.at reported .

plans for the future and challenges

Ryanair has major goals in the coming years: by 2034, 300 million passengers are expected to fly with the airline annually, as Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary announced in Vienna. In order to implement these ambitious plans, the fleet will grow from 600 to around 800 Boeing machines. However, the pressure on ticket prices could increase; This summer, an increase in prices will be expected by around ten percent. O’Leary also criticized the high fees of the Vienna-Schwechat Airport, which restrict the expansion in the greater Vienna area. The ticket delivery of 12 euros per passenger could slow down the growth in Austria, the upcoming government representatives should not abolish them, as well as nau.ch reported .

Although administrative fees in Austria are high in international comparison, Ryanair plans to continue to expand regional airports, which is considered one of the main reasons for growth from Linz. Andreas Gruber, the Ryanair Country Manager in Austria, said that the expectation of a passenger volume increased by 50 percent by 2030 was realistic for the airline, provided that the air traffic tax is deleted. Ryanair maintains its stable price structure to pass the competition with other airlines, while sales per passenger continue to remain around 65 euros.