Ryanair opens Porto base

Ryanair has today announced it will open its 33rd base at Porto in Portugal with two based aircraft and four new routes (16 in total).

Ryanair will offer 50 daily return flights to and from Porto.

Ryanair’s four new routes from Porto to Basel, Eindhoven, St Etienne and Tours from September and a doubling of flights to Paris Beauvais (to twice daily) will increase Ryanair’s traffic at Porto to 1.5 million passengers p.a.

In Porto, Ryanair’s Michael Cawley said: "Ryanair is delighted to announce Porto as our 33rd base and our first base in Portugal.

"Ryanair’s 1.5 million passengers will sustain 1,500 jobs locally in Porto."