Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Polnocno-Zachodni; Wielkopolskie; Miasto Poznan
Location of affected unit(s)
Poznań
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Air Transport
51.10 - Passenger air transport

375 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
7 May 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 December 2017
Foreseen end date

Description

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has announced that it will open air base at the airport in Poznań with an investment of USD 100 million (EUR 90.92 million) and create 375 jobs. In winter 2017, the company will launch seven new routes from Poznań, including Athens in Greece, Israeli cities of Ejlat and Tel Aviv as well as Builund in Denmark and Olso in Norway. As a result of the extended offer, Poznań aiport will gain 500 thousands additional passengers. Ryanair has been operating in Poland since 2005.


Sources

  • 7 May 2017: Rzeczpospolita

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Ryanair, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 91006, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91006.