Budget airlines fight for air space

LOW-COST carriers are fighting for more traffic into and around Italy as European flight capacity increases.

Ryanair will operate almost 39,000 extra weekly seats from Italy this month (May) compared to last year, and while Alitalia’s market share has fallen, it still plans to increase its capacity by seven percent this year.

Ryanair opened four new Italian bases in December, but is known to have an ‘expand fast, then contract’ approach to new routes, while easyJet has focused on driving more flights into key airports.

Ryanair has also led double-digit capacity growth in Greece with a 70 percent rise, while Malta is the second European country with the largest seat growth, predominantly thanks to Air Malta.

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