Ryanair, Albania’s fastest growing airline today (Thurs, 14 Aug) announced it would open a new – 3 aircraft – base at Tirana Airport from April 2026, basing 3 new B737-800 aircraft – a $300m invest. – supporting over 3,000 jobs, incl. 100 new high-paid jobs for pilots and cabin crew.
Ryanair’s new Tirana base will expand its market share in Albania, with over 450 weekly flights on 33 routes for S26, including 10 exciting new routes to Birmingham, Dublin, Milan, Malta, Naples, Pescara, Poznan, Trieste, Turin, and Verona, as well as increased frequencies on 9 existing routes such as Bari, London, Prague, Stockholm, and Warsaw.
Ryanair’s new Tirana S26 base will deliver:
3 based a/c – $300M invest.
10 new routes to Birmingham, Dublin, Milan, Malta, Naples, Pescara, Poznan, Trieste, Turin, and Verona
33 total routes across 13 countries
Traffic grows to 4m pax p.a.
over 3,000 jobs in Albania
Over the next 5 years, Ryanair will continue to invest in Albania, incl. up to 6 based aircraft ($600m invest.), growing to over 5m passengers p.a., opening over 20 new routes, supporting over 4,000 jobs by 2030, provided always that Albania maintains its policy of low access costs and zero aviation taxes to continue stimulating traffic and tourism growth while increasing investment, and jobs.
To celebrate this new S26 – 3 aircraft – Tirana base, Ryanair has announced a 3-day seat sale, with fares starting from just €24,99 for travel in Oct/Nov, available exclusively at ryanair.com.
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