Budget carrier Ryanair announced plans operate a new route from Tirana, Albania to Dublin next year when it a new opens a new base at Tirana airport. The Dublin service (RYR6244/5) will commence 30 March 2026 operating twice weekly on Monday and Thursday, operated a Tirana based Polish subsidiary Buzz aircraft,
The three Boeing 737-800 aircraft base will open in April 2026 and represent an investment of $300 million. The development will enable Ryanair to expand its market share in Albania, with more than 450 weekly flights on 33 routes for summer 2026.
Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary said “As Albania’s only truly low fares airline, Ryanair is pleased to announce this new S26 – 3 aircraft – Tirana base. Since launching our first Albania flights in Nov 2023, Ryanair has worked closely with our partners in Tirana Airport to deliver ambitious growth, which will now see Ryanair’s traffic grow to over 4m passengers in 2026, with 3 new B737-800 aircraft ($300m invest.) based at Tirana, supporting over 3,000 local jobs, and operating 33 routes, incl. 10 new routes to Birmingham, Dublin, Milan, Malta, Naples, Pescara, Poznan, Trieste, Turin and Verona.”
Image Credit: Tirana International Airport
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