Ryanair has invested EUR 40 million in a new maintenance hangar at the port airport, which is now being opened, tripling the local maintenance capacity of the company and creating 150 new qualified jobs in the engineering and mechanical areas.
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10/11/2026
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Lusa
A Ryanair invested EUR 40 million in a new maintenance hangar at the port airport, which is now being opened, by tripling the local maintenance capacity of the company and creating 150 new qualified jobs in the engineering and mechanical areas.
In statements to journalists on the margins of the opening ceremony of the new premises, the executive president (CEO) of the Irish airline highlighted the importance of this investment “at a time when aviation is in turmoil due to high fuel prices”.
“ The planes arrive here at night, are subjected to inspections and return to service, ready to transport passengers from Porto to the 70 routes we have here, which makes the service much more reliable ", said Eddie Wilson.
Asked about the importance of the operation at Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport for Ryanair, Eddie Wilson argued that “the airlines forgot about Porto” until the company decided to bet at the airport, where it currently has 14 based aircraft and intends to strengthen the operation when the infrastructure sees its increased capacity.