Ryanair announces its 53rd base – Krakow

Ryanair announced (12-Nov-2012) it would open its 53rd base and second in Poland at Krakow in Apr-2013 with two-based aircraft and unveiled four new routes (31 in total), to/from Dortmund, Gothenburg, Manchester and Kos, as Ryanair invests over USD140 million at Krakow Airport. Ryanair said it will grow at Krakow as follows:

• Two based aircraft;
• 31 routes;
• 4 new routes to/from Dortmund, Gothenburg, Manchester and Kos;
• Increased frequencies on three other routes;
• 224 weekly flights (up 16%);
• 1.6 million passengers p/a (up 14%). [more - original PR]