Iași International Airport welcomes the arrival of Ryanair in the heart of Moldova! The Irish low-cost airline has officially started flying to: Milan, Paris, Brussels and Dublin. Ryanair will operate approximately 30 weekly flights on the following direct routes:
- Iasi - DUBLIN – every Thursday and Sunday;
- Iași - MILAN (Bergamo) – every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday;
- Iasi – BRUSSELS (Charleroi) – every Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday;
- Iasi – PARIS (Beauvais) – every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
Airline tickets are on sale in the airline's online system: www.ryanair.com
The launch event of Ryanair flights at Iași Airport was marked by a ceremony on the platform, upon the arrival of the Ryanair aircraft from the direction of Bergamo (12:15 p.m.). It was greeted with the traditional water bow, after which officials cut the inaugural ribbon with the flight crew and took several photos.
The event continued with a press conference, attended by representatives of the Ryanair airline company and the Iași County Council, together with the Airport management, and at the end the guests cut a themed cake.
Alicja Wójcik-Gołębiowska, Country Manager CEE & Baltics RYANAIR
Alicja Wójcik-Gołębiowska, Country Manager CEE & Baltics, said at the conference: "We are extremely pleased to operate flights at Iasi Airport in the summer season of 2023. We are sure that the four routes connecting the city of Iasi with Brussels-Charleroi, Dublin, Paris-Beauvais and Milan-Bergamo will provide more travel opportunities for residents from Iasi and the NE region. At the same time, we hope to realize our expansion plans in the following seasons as well. Ryanair, airline no. 1 in Europe, will this year process more than 250,000 passengers to and from Iași and create more than 175 jobs, continuing to generate more traffic, offer more jobs and more plane tickets to the most low prices".
Romeo Vatră, General Director of RA Iasi Airport
Romeo Vatră, General Director of RA Iasi Airport, stated: "We are happy to partner with one of the most influential operators in Europe, which offers our passengers more travel opportunities, at advantageous prices, the openness to Europe is now even greater. Here we have flights with more frequencies to Paris, Brussels, Milan and Dublin, which support those who travel for personal, tourist and business purposes. We want these destinations to be enjoyable for everyone and encourage safe travel.
At the same time, the arrival of the Ryanair company in Iași, so awaited by the people of Iaşi and beyond, proves that the direction of development that the airport is following is unprecedented, the modern infrastructure that we are preparing offers airlines the guarantee for a successful business. With the introduction of approximately 30 weekly flights operated by our new partner, we will witness a significant increase in passenger traffic, which makes us happy, but also makes us very responsible. For the end of this year, we estimate 2 million passengers at Iasi Airport, a new record in the history of the airport. We say Welcome to Iași to Ryanair, thanking them for their trust. We wish to have a beautiful and lasting collaboration in the future".
Costel Alexe, President of the Iasi County Council
In turn, Costel Alexe, President of the Iasi County Council, transmitted: "The fact that Ryanair will operate flights from Iasi Airport is good news not only for the airport's present, but also for the future. We are becoming more and more attractive to airlines, and that says a lot about the evolution of the airport in the last two years, but also about the potential it has. I am confident that we will be able to strengthen our partnerships with airline operators once we complete the work at the T4 terminal. The coming of Ryanair to Iași is a confirmation of the position that Iași Airport has, that of the most important airport in the Northeast region. I am sure that this choice will generate many benefits for travelers, for the airport and for the company. Welcome to Iasi, Ryanair!"
Ryanair has become the fifth airline operating at Iasi Airport this year.