Ryanair to Expand Spanish Flights in 2009

July 18, 2009

The low-cost airline will open 39 new Spanish routes to and from eight Spanish airports – Alicante, Girona, Granada, Ibiza, Palma, Reus, Santander and Sevilla.

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is to open 39 new Spanish routes in 2009 despite a sharp drop in tourism due to the global economic crisis, chief executive Michael O'Leary said Tuesday.

"At a time when traffic to and from Spain is reducing, particularly at the major Spanish airports, including Madrid and Barcelona, Ryanair is still the one airline in Spain growing rapidly," he said.

Ryanair's overall traffic will grow by about 15 percent this year from 58 million to 67 million passengers, said O’Leary at a news conference in Madrid.

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