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Transportation / Storage 51 - Air transport 51.1 - Passenger air transport 51.1 - Passenger air transport
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 November 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014
Description
Ryanair is to create 300 new jobs in Ireland, ranging from pilots and cabin crew to customer service and software developers, with a route expansion plan for 2014.
The airline is expecting to add an extra 700,000 passengers to the current number of passengers that fly with Ryanair.
As reported, Ryanair chief executive, Michael O'Leary said the Government's decision to scrap the travel tax in Budget 2014 was key to this expansion.
Sources
14 November 2013: Ryanair (Press release)
14 November 2013: The Irish Times
14 November 2013: Irish Independent
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Ryanair, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 76162, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76162.