Ryanair targets Spain for growth

Ryanair airline boss Eddie Wilson: Aiming for five new bases in Spain by 2030.

Ryanair wants to open five new bases in Spain and expand by 40% in the country by 2030, the airline’s boss Eddie Wilson has said in Madrid.

He told reporters at a tourism event that the group aimed to increase passenger traffic to Spain to 77m people from 55m forecast for this year, but Spain needed to have competitive airport charges for that to happen. Ryanair has already built an impressive domestic presence in Italy, and for the airline and other low-cost rivals, Spain is quickly emerging as a major battle ground.