Ryanair announced that it will open two bases in the Canary Islands by the summer of 2023, representing a total investment of 400 million euros in Lanzarote and Tenerife, with 6 new routes (70 in total) and more than 10% capacity growth in the region. After being forced to close both bases in early 2020 due to delays in the delivery of Boeing aircraft, the airline’s return to these popular vacation spots will create 120 jobs for highly-skilled pilots, cabin crew and engineers. Check Out new routes between Canary Islands and Germany / France / Netherlands / Ireland.

Ryanair Ltd. is an Irish low-cost airline headquartered in Swords, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, with its primary operational bases at Dublin and London Stansted Airports. In 2016, Ryanair was both the largest European airline by scheduled passengers carried and the busiest international airline by passenger numbers.

Ryanair’s new routes from / to the Canary Islands

Lanzarote <-> Cologne
Lanzarote <-> Knock
Lanzarote <-> Paris
Tenerife <-> Bordeaux
Tenerife <-> Eindhoven
Tenerife <-> Nuremberg

As the leading airline in Spain, Ryanair’s business activity contributes more than 1,000 million euros annually to the Spanish economy. Tourists who fly with Ryanair to Spain generate more than 14,000 million euros in terms of GDP, which is equivalent to 1.2% of Spanish GDP. Ryanair is responsible for more than 6,000 direct jobs, as well as 300,000 jobs across the Spanish tourism and hospitality industry, and this important announcement further reinforces the airline’s commitment to Spain as it continues to grow to transport 225 million passengers. passengers in fiscal year 2026 (from April 2025 to March 2026).

Ryanair is committed to continuing to grow and develop in the Canaries through continued collaboration with partner airports, the Government, the hotel industry and local tourism organizations to enhance existing incentives in the Canaries and make the islands an even more attractive destination for airlines, while boosting the local economy.

Ryanair’s new Canary Islands bases will provide:

– 4 aircraft based – 400 million euros of investment

– 120 direct jobs – 60 in Lanzarote | 60 in Tenerife

– 70 routes – 6 new ones

– 520 weekly flights – more than 10% growth

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