Ryanair To Treble Berlin Operation With New Base (No 73)

Ryanair will open a new base at Berlin (No. 73), from October with 5 based aircraft, an investment of $500m dollars, and launched 16 new routes (22 in total) as part of its Berlin Winter 2015 schedule, which will grow Ryanair’s Berlin traffic to 2.6m customers p.a., and support 2,600* “on-site» jobs.

Berlin- Schönefeld  Airport (©otoerres)
Berlin- Schönefeld Airport (©otoerres)

From winter 2015, Ryanair will grow in Berlin as follows:

  • New base from 27th October
  • 5 based aircraft: $500m Investment
  • 16 new routes: Alicante, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Bologna, Bratislava, Brussels, Glasgow, Madrid, Malaga, Palermo, Palma, Riga, Rome C, Venice & Valencia
  • 22 routes in total
  • 191 weekly flights
  • Extra flights to/from Dublin (9 x weekly), London Stansted (4 x daily) & Milan (2 x daily)
  • 2.6m customers p.a.
  • ,600 “on site» jobs

In Berlin, Ryanair’s Chief Marketing Officer Kenny Jacobs said:

– Ryanair is pleased to announce a new Berlin base from October, our 73rd in total, with 5 based aircraft, an investment of $500m, with 16 new routes and 22 routes in total as part of our Berlin winter 2015 schedule, which will deliver 2.6m annual customers and support 2,600 local jobs.

Ryanair Berlin Growth

New Routes Increased routes
RouteFrequency Route Frequency
Alicante3 x weeklyLondon STN2 to 4 x daily
Athens1 x dailyMilan (Bergamo)1 to 2 x daily
Barcelona1 x dailyDublin7 to 9 x weekly
Bari3 x weekly
Bologna1 x daily
Brussels3 x daily
Bratislava1 x daily
Rome (Ciampino)2 x daily
Glasgow4 x weekly
Madrid2 x daily
Malaga2 x weekly
Palma de Mallorca3 x weekly
Palermo2 x weekly
Riga1 x daily
Valencia3 x weekly
Venice3 x weekly

 

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