Ryanair planning more routes to Poland
Ryanair Holdings PLC, the Irish low-cost airline, is planning to all set to for even further expansion into Poland.
According to unofficial sources the new routes under consideration would include flights to Katowice, Deblin, Lublin-Niedzwiada, Szczytno and Bialystok.
'We will announce 2-3 routes this year, then we will increase the number of flights on the best routes to 2-3 per day, and then we will start operations to new airports', the Ryanair managing director Michael O'Leary said.
'Twelve months ago I believed it made no sense flying to Poland. I've changed my mind. In 2006, we will have 1 million passengers on our routes to Poland, and 5 million within next five years,' O'Leary said.
In the autumn, Ryanair will start flights to Bydgoszcz, Gdansk, Krakow, Lodz, Poznan, Rzeszow and Szczecin.
It addition is thought that the Irish low-cost carrier will also build a base in Poland.
'This investment is possible in 2007. Three airports are taken into consideration, including Wroclaw. If growth rate remains high, we will consider launching a second base in Poland,' O'Leary said.