Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will dramatically expand its operations in Israel starting at the end of October and will operate direct flights to 16 new destinations.
The cities to which Ryanair will fly from Ben Gurion Airport include Bologna, Rome, Naples, Turin, Venice, Memmingen (Germany), Baden-Baden, Brussels, Krakow, Poznan, Warsaw, Marseille, Vienna, Sofia, Vilnius and Thessaloniki.
These destinations will join the eight others to which the company currently flies from Israel: Malta, Paphos, Budapest, Bucharest, Milan, Bari, Athens, and Berlin.
The expansion of Ryanair's operations will increase competition and may lead to lower flight prices. A basic round-trip ticket to Rome, between October 27-30 costs from €191 per person with the airline. With an additional trolley of up to 10 kg and seat selection, the price rises to €223.
A round-trip flight to Vienna on October 27-31 costs €244 without a trolley or €304 with a trolley and seat selection. A round-trip ticket to Brussels with a trolley and seat selection costs €277.
Ryanair restarted operations in Israel at the beginning of June after canceling its flights to the country in February, less than two weeks after resuming flights to Ben Gurion Airport following a hiatus due to the war in Gaza. Ryanair explained the move by saying Ben Gurion Airport’s Terminal 1 was still closed, and its reopening paved the way for its return to Israel.