Ryanair chooses Murcia Airport for new training flights
The Region of Murcia International Airport has launched a new incentive for airlines to operate training flights
Keen to find fresh forms of income and uses for its airfield, the Region of Murcia International Airport has launched a specific incentive for training flights consisting of a refund of up to 50% of the landing fee.
This rebate, together with other advantages offered by Corvera Airport, aims to encourage airlines to choose the Region of Murcia to carry out flights related to the training of their crews.
The economic incentive was approved by the airport’s manager back in October and came into force on November 1, 2024 with an initial period of validity until October 31, 2026.
Essentially, it means that there will be planes taking off and landing at the airport after circling the skies around central Murcia in pre-established flight path, without transporting any passengers.The first airline to opt for the Murcian facilities for this type of flight has been Ryanair, carrying out series of landing, take-off and approach manoeuvres on its Boeing 737 aircraft since last week, using the airport facilities and its surrounding airspace for up to 6 hours at a time.
According to the airports manager Aena, Ryanair’s commitment to the Region of Murcia for these training flights “responds to the excellent conditions of the Region of Murcia International Airport in terms of weather, facilities, environment and operational facilities, in addition to the approved economic bonus.”
They continued: “These very advantageous conditions seek to attract airlines to Murcia’s facilities and to continue working to open up new lines of business.”
It comes in the wake of, to put it mildly, disappointing growth figures for Murcia Airport in terms of passenger flights since it opened 5 years ago, and a new parliamentary inquiry commission looking into discrepancies in the airport’s finances.
The airport has also tried to attract more international cargo flights as a way of boosting operations and income further, and there have been additional financial incentives launched for airlines to favour smaller airports such as Corvera in 2025.
Training flights are always coordinated and programmed sufficiently in advance in order to ensure that they are compatible with the airport’s normal passenger flights.
Image 1: Flightradar24
Image 2: Aena
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