Ryanair to open Valencia base

Ryanair has announced that it will open its 43rd base at Valencia Airport from November 2010 with 2 based aircraft and 31 low fare routes after the Minster for Tourism, Belen Juste committed to a joint promotion and advertising programme which will help reverse Valencia Airport’s collapsing traffic which fell by 18%, or almost 1m passengers, in 2009.
 
Ryanair’s 43rd base at Valencia will provide 260 weekly low fare flights to/from Valencia in an investment of over $140 million in the airport which will see Ryanair open 10 new routes from November, on sale at ryanair.com.
 
In Valencia, Ryanair’s Michael Cawley said:
 
“Ryanair is delighted to announce its return to Valencia which becomes our 43rd base with 10 new routes from November 2010. Ryanair welcomes the commitment from the Minister for Tourism Belen Juste who recognises that working with Ryanair will reverse the declining passenger numbers at Valencia Airport and grow tourism and jobs in the Valencia region.  Ryanair’s 2m passengers p.a. will sustain 2,000 jobs locally at Valencia.”
 
Minister for Tourism Belene Juste said:
 
“We are delighted to welcome Ryanair back to Valencia and believe that by working together we can ensure that Valencia returns to growth.  We are delighted to commit to developing a continuing programme of advertising and marketing that will raise Valencia’s profile internationally and see many millions of high spending Ryanair passengers return to Valencia this year.”