Ryanair has unveiled its largest-ever summer schedule for Trieste Airport, operating a total of 21 routes for Summer 2025. The expansion includes the basing of an additional Boeing 737-800 aircraft, driving a significant 35% growth in operations.
The airline’s S25 schedule features three new routes to Lamezia, Prague, and Stockholm, alongside increased frequencies on nine existing popular routes, including Barcelona, Bari, London, Cagliari, and Olbia. Ryanair projects it will carry 1.1 million passengers annually through Trieste, supporting an estimated 800 local jobs.
The capacity increase follows Friuli Venezia Giulia’s pioneering move to enhance airport competitiveness by eliminating the municipal surcharge on airport access fees. The regional government’s decision, spearheaded by President Fedriga, has been lauded for its positive impact on traffic, tourism, and employment.
“Thanks to the far-sighted decision of President Fedriga and the management of Trieste Airport, Friuli Venezia Giulia has become the first Italian region to reduce access costs, leading to significant growth,” stated a Ryanair spokesperson.
Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson said “We have worked closely with the Friuli Venezia Giulia region and Trieste Airport since the start of our operations in 2001, and President Fedriga’s decision in 2024 to abolish the municipal surcharge marked a turning point for connectivity in North East Italy. This forward-thinking move has enabled Ryanair to double traffic to 1.1m passengers per annum. As part of this continued growth, we are delighted to announce an unrivalled 2025 Summer schedule, with a 35% increase in capacity, 21 routes to Trieste, including 3 exciting new destinations – Lamezia, Prague and Stockholm – along with increased frequencies on 9 popular routes including Barcelona, Bari, London, Cagliari and Olbia and the addition of 1 new aircraft based this Summer (an additional $100m investment), taking Ryanair’s Trieste based fleet to 2 aircraft.”
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