{"id":134066,"date":"2022-11-29T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=134066"},"modified":"2022-11-29T20:49:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T20:49:37","slug":"ryanair-in-talks-to-expand-into-egypt-and-libya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/11\/ryanair-in-talks-to-expand-into-egypt-and-libya.html","title":{"rendered":"Ryanair in talks to expand into Egypt and Libya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Europe\u2019s largest airline by passenger numbers, <strong>Ryanair<\/strong>, is in talks with authorities in Egypt and Libya about operating flights to the countries for the first time, Chief Executive Michael O\u2019Leary said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryanair\u2019s only flights outside of Europe currently are to and from Morocco, Israel and Jordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/11\/ryanair-to-reopen-bases-in-lanzarote-and-tenerife-south.html\">Ryanair to reopen bases in Lanzarote and Tenerife South in Ma<\/a><\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/11\/ryanair-to-reopen-bases-in-lanzarote-and-tenerife-south.html\"><strong><em>rch 2023.<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its Hungary-based rival Wizz, which flies to Egypt and Morocco, has also been expanding aggressively into the Middle East, flying 36 routes from Abu Dhabi on its Wizz Air Abu Dhabi joint venture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re talking to the Egyptians, the Libyans,\u201d O\u2019Leary told a Eurocontrol event, without giving any more details, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/ryanair-expansion\/ryanair-in-talks-to-expand-into-egypt-and-libya-ceo-says-idUSL1N32P1JM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Leary added that Ryanair would be the first airline to return to Ukraine when it is safe to do so. 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