Ryanair launches 3 new Italian bases

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No-frills airline, Ryanair, launched three new Italian bases, bringing its total in Italy to seven.

The new bases are at Alghero, Bologna and Cagliari Airports offering a total of 67 domestic and international routes, generating over four million passengers a year and supporting 4,000 jobs in Italy, the airline said.

Ryanair will base two aircraft at each of these three airports bringing Ryanair's total investment in Italy to 26 aircraft worth almost USD2 billion.

Ryanair's Stephen McNamara said: "Ryanair and Italy today join in the celebration of continued low fares growth across Italy. Our three new bases in Alghero, Bologna and Cagliari will see over 4 million new passengers pass through these 3 airports over the next year on 67 low cost domestic and international routes. Ryanair's continued expansion in Italy during a time of economic recession shows the benefit of competition and low fares in Italy. Ryanair will carry over 17 million passengers to/from Italy this year and will sustain 17,000 jobs throughout the regions. Passengers can continue to beat the recession by choosing Ryanair's guaranteed lowest fares and no fuel surcharges over Alitalia's high fare, strike ridden services."

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Another potential base is Pescara, as Ryanair have been allocated slots for a 3x weekly service to Eindhoven starting 2 July.
Currently Pescara only has FR service from their current bases of Stansted, Hahn, and Gerona, so unless they are going to operate W-patterns (something Ryanair rarely does), this would suggest that Pescara may soon be announced as a base.

Regards,
Yorden