Ryanair is adding two additional aircrafts to its Edinburgh fleet for summer 2022.
The airline said in a statement today that its investment of over $1bn will support 300 highly paid aviation jobs and 3,000 indirect jobs at Edinburgh airport.
The airline is also adding 8 new destinations to Bari, Cork, Madrid, Marrakesh, Nimes, Palermo, Paris, and Santiago from Edinburgh, bringing the total to 65 routes with 250 weekly flights.
To celebrate its largest summer schedule, Ryanair is launching a 3-day seat sale with fares available from £19,99 for travel until October 2022, which must be booked by Friday 18th February.
In order to deliver even more growth and recovery in Edinburgh, Ryanair also calls on the UK Govt to fully abolish Airport Passenger Duty (APD) immediately for all travel.
Ryanair’s Director of Commercial, Jason McGuinness said, “Efficient operations and competitive airport charges provide the foundation from which Ryanair can deliver long-term traffic growth and increased connectivity.
“We worked closely with our partners in Edinburgh airport to secure this growth and improve the services for those that live, work, or wish to visit the region.
“Ryanair now calls on the UK Government to further support this traffic recovery by scrapping APD completely.
“The 50% reduction proposed for 2023 is too little, too late for post-covid recovery since APD puts UK airports at a severe cost disadvantage versus their European competitors.
Edinburgh Airport’s CEO Gordon Dewar said, “Ryanair’s continued expansion at Edinburgh is extremely encouraging and is a huge show of confidence in the Edinburgh market.
“Aviation will play an important role in the recovery of the Scottish and UK economies and to be in a position where Ryanair are offering more than they did pre-pandemic is a very good place for us to be in, especially when five of the based aircraft will be the quietest and most environmentally friendly in the industry.
“We know there’s a pent-up demand for travel and we want to offer choice to people, which is why we are looking to both retain and grow Edinburgh’s connectivity.
“We must work with partners including airlines and governments to ensure Scotland is flexible in its approach and is seizing new opportunities that arise.”
For more information and to book a flight, please visit Ryanair.com.
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