Ryanair has inaugurated a €40 million maintenance facility at Porto Airport, tripling its maintenance capacity at the Portuguese base and creating more than 150 skilled jobs.
The 4,900 m² facility comprises a two-bay line maintenance hangar and component workshops, adding to the airline’s existing one-bay operation at the airport.
The investment will create more than 150 engineering, mechanic and apprenticeship positions in Portugal’s Norte region, providing specialist training and long-term career opportunities. The additional capacity will support Ryanair’s fleet expansion plans, with the airline targeting more than 800 aircraft and 300 million annual passengers by 2034.
Ryanair carries more than 14 million passengers to and from Portugal annually and supports over 12,000 jobs across the country.
The Porto facility is the latest in a series of investments by the airline in Portugal. Ryanair operates 30 aircraft across its four Portuguese bases in Porto, Faro, Lisbon and Madeira, representing an investment of US$3 billion.
The airline also operates technology centres in Porto and Lisbon, employing more than 50 specialist staff, and has invested over €2 million in the Renature Monchique reforestation project. The initiative has supported the planting of more than 600,000 trees to restore the Serra de Monchique mountain range following the 2018 wildfires.
