200 New Airline Jobs

Monday February 2010, 15:27:56

The Irish budget Air line has announced that it will create 200 new jobs at Prestwick Airport.The £8m investment, supported by £1.5m from the Scottish government, will see both facilities service Ryanair's fleet of more than 200 aircraft. The airline also said that it would run three new routes from Edinburgh Airport to Faro, Paris and Marrakech from May. Ryanair said there would be increased frequency on 16 other routes from Edinburgh and Prestwick this summer. First Minister Alex Salmond, who was at Prestwick for the announcement, said: "Ryanair makes a substantial contribution to Scotland's economy through its engineering facilities and encouraging tourism and business traffic via its Glasgow Prestwick, Aberdeen and Edinburgh flights. "The announcement of investment at Prestwick and new routes from Edinburgh supports this government's ambition to increase sustainable economic growth by attracting inward investment and creating quality new jobs." The Scottish government is supporting the project, through Scottish Enterprise, with the offer of £890,000 in Regional Selective Assistance and £640,000 in training grants.