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Rabat – Ryanair revealed its summer 2025 schedule on Thursday. The low-cost airline will launch 123 flights, including a brand-new route to Rabat, Morocco.
It’s not just Rabat – other sun-soaked spots like Faro, Ibiza, Malta, Milan, and Valencia will see more flights, too.
This is the first time Ryanair has been able to expand at Dublin Airport since May 2024, after the Irish High Court’s decision to suspend a controversial traffic cap.
Ryanair CEO, Eddie Wilson, said in a statement: “We are pleased to announce growth for Dublin this Summer, where we are adding 1 new based aircraft (34 total) and 1 new route to Rabat (123 total), as well as extra flights on 18 existing Ryanair routes to/from Dublin.”
The low-cost airline is investing in its Dublin base, adding 14 new “Gamechanger” Boeing aircraft to its 34-strong fleet. This fleet upgrade, worth a jaw-dropping $3.4 billion, promises to deliver smoother, greener flights.
Wilson added: “We will also be responding to DAA’s reduced airport charges for next-gen aircraft, which are more environmentally efficient, cutting CO2 emissions by 16% and noise by 40%.”
Ryanair isn’t stopping there. The airline has called on the Irish government to scrap the traffic cap entirely. “We need the new Transport Minister to take this unique opportunity and make abolishment of the Dublin traffic cap the new Govt’s no.1 priority, which would allow Ryanair to grow Ireland’s traffic 50% to 30m passenger p.a. by 2030,” Wilson added.
Ryanair’s CEO warned that if the new transport minister does not get rid of this “ridiculous” traffic cap, Dublin’s traffic is going to “stagnate” and hurt Ireland’s tourism, jobs, and economy.
In 2024, Ryanair reduced its operations in Spain due to high airport fees and redirected its capacity to more competitive markets, including Morocco.
Europe’s leading low-cost airline has been expanding its operations in Morocco over the past few years. The airline offers flights to several Moroccan cities, including Marrakesh, Agadir, Fez, Nador, Oujda, Rabat, Tangier, and Essaouira.
The Moroccan government gave its go-ahead for Ryanair to operate domestic flights in the country last summer. Ryanair will be the third airline to operate flights in the North African country, after Moroccan carrier RAM and the UAE’s Air Arabia.
Ryanair has so far launched 11 new domestic routes, connecting nine beautiful cities in Morocco: Agadir, Errachidia, Essaouira, Fez, Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Tangier, and Tetouan.
The Irish airline also introduced 24 new international routes, connecting Morocco to Germany, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, and Britain.
Moroccan officials hope that increased international and domestic flights will help the country attract 17.5 million tourists by 2026, a goal that the country is well on its way to achieving.
