Irish budget airline Ryanair
said Tuesday it will create 3,000 new jobs and launch 61 new
routes in Italy next year.
The company said it expects 2017 to be its biggest growth
year in Italy "due in large part" to a move by the former Matteo
Renzi government to scrap a 2.5-euro airport tax increase.
"The decision by the Renzi government and (Transport Minister
Graziano) Delrio to annul the municipal tax increase allows for
continued large-scale growth and for Ryanair to carry out
planned investments in Italy in 2017," said CEO Michael O'Leary.
"At a time when other airlines are closing bases and cutting
routes in Italy, it is important for Ryanair to continue
investing and growing traffic, tourism, and jobs".
The airline executive said Ryanair expects its passengers to
increase from 32 million to 36 million next year, with a new
base in Naples and further investments in other airports such as
Milano Bergamo, Milano Malpensa, Verona, and the South.
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