Ryanair operates flights from Genoa to Manchester, Lamezia Terme and Vienna
Manchester, Lamezia Terme, Vienna. These are the three new summer routes offered to Genoa by Ryanair. The start today (March 30).
It is the largest ever operation on Cristoforo Colombo Airport, with over 40 weekly frequencies, 12 routes in total, including three new summer connections to Manchester and Lamezia, both biweekly, and Vienna from 2 June (2 weekly frequencies).
There will be 12 total routes, over 40 weekly frequencies, over 450 indirect workers.
Ryanair defines itself as one of the largest foreign investors in Italy with 25 new aircraft for Summer 22 (Game plus including the latest and most ecological Boeing 200 “), which brings the Italian-based fleet to over 90 aircraft, an investment of over 9 billion dollars, over 3,000 highly paid aviation jobs and over 40,000 indirect jobs in 29 Italian airports.
In order for Ryanair to continue to support post-Covid Italian tourism and the resumption of work, the airline once again turns to the Italian government and can ask for the elimination of the municipal surcharge, which is defined as a “tourism tax” on all trips. aircraft from 2022 to 2025.
Mauro Bolladeclares: “We have worked closely with our partners at Genoa airport to ensure this growth and improve services for those who work, or wish to visit Genoa and the Liguria region, and we ask once again the Italian government to eliminate the non-competitive municipal surcharge for the well-being of Italian traffic, tourism and the resumption of work ».
Paolo Odone, president of Genoa Airport, underlines: «With the launch of the new flights to Manchester and Lamezia Terme, Ryanair confirms its role as a key partner in the Genoa Airport traffic recovery strategy. Ryanair is today the first airline in Genoa by number of routes. The Air network on the “Cristoforo Colombo” has a double value: on the one hand Ryan and more and more Ligurian and Piedmontese from our airport to national and foreign destinations at extremely competitive rates, on the other hand it will allow thousands of travelers to reach the our region from cities such as London, Manchester, Brussels and Vienna, all important traffic areas for incoming tourism. The increase in flights, in order to take up the growth path that the airport started before the pandemic, is also the result of the support and collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce and the Municipality of Genoa, as well as with the tourism table Savona. We are grateful to Ryanair for its investment in our territory, which will have ever greater benefits on connectivity and the local economy ».