Ryanair to Add Fourth Aircraft at Bratislava Airport and Launch Turin Route

Bratislava, 30 May (TASR) - Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will add a fourth aircraft at its base at M.R. Stefanik Airport in Bratislava for the 2026/2027 winter schedule, which will allow it to launch a brand new route to Turin, Italy starting on 26 October 2026, Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary and Bratislava airport announced earlier this week. As a result, Ryanair will operate 23 routes from the Slovak capital, creating its largest-ever winter schedule at the airport. The four based aircraft will significantly expand current capacity and make flight connections more accessible for passengers from Slovakia and the surrounding regions, said O'Leary, adding that Bratislava's passenger volume could grow to two million annually. He confirmed that four new flight connections will be launched for the winter schedule, including to Warsaw (Modlin airport), Paphos in Cyprus and Tirana in Albania. These are already included in the current summer season and will continue as new regular routes in the winter. In the winter of 2025/2026, Ryanair operated 21 regular routes from Bratislava, meaning that next winter will see an increase by two routes. During the current summer schedule, the carrier is operating 33 regular routes from Bratislava airport, the highest number since Ryanair began using the airport in October 2005. Bratislava Airport general director Dusan Novota said that the airport ranks among the fastest-growing in Europe, partly due to the carrier's expanding route network. "Ryanair has been our long-term partner for over 20 years," said Novota. jrg/df/mf