Ryanair Adds Capacity at Brussels Charleroi

Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to position another Boeing 737-800 at its Brussels Charleroi Airport base in Belgium during summer 2012, expanding its network from the facility to 79 routes with the addition of four new destinations. The additional jet, the 15th to be stationed at the airport, which is an alternative gateway to Brussels, will arrive in April and the additional capacity will see new links to Chania, Corfu, Memmingen and Rodez introduced.

Ryanair is by far the largest operator at Brussels Charleroi Airport. During this month’s schedule it is offering more than 280 weekly flights, an 88.5 per cent share of the capacity. Its closest rival are Wizz Air and Jatairfly, which hold 6.2 per cent and 4.5 per cent shares with less than 30 weekly flights each. According to Ryanair’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael O’Leary, the airline will “deliver 5.5 million passengers and sustain over 5,500 jobs in the Walloon region” next summer.