Winter 2026 will bring 1.3 million seats, nine based aircraft and 43 routes, with Tirana retained as a new addition to the winter timetable.
Ryanair’s Winter 2026 schedule at Wrocław will offer 43 routes, nine based aircraft and 1.3 million seats.
- Ryanair plans 1.3 million seats from Wrocław in Winter 2026, around 330,000 more than the previous winter and a 35% increase.
- Nine aircraft will be based at Wrocław, two more than in Winter 2025, with 43 routes in the schedule.
- Madrid, Marrakesh, Tirana and Turin are listed as new Winter 2026 routes; Tirana already launched in June 2026 and is continuing into winter.
- Ryanair will also increase capacity on 15 existing routes, including Dublin, London, Malta and Palermo.
(NEWS) WROCŁAW, Lower Silesia, Poland, 2026-Sep-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair is expanding its Wrocław operation for winter 2026 with 1.3 million seats, two additional based aircraft and a 43-route network that strengthens the airport’s links to Southern Europe and North Africa.
The airline’s September 16 schedule announcement puts winter capacity 35% above the previous season, an increase of around 330,000 seats. Nine Ryanair aircraft will be based at Wrocław Airport, two more than in winter 2025, while the carrier values its total aircraft investment in Lower Silesia at US$900 million.
The headline additions are Madrid, Marrakesh, Tirana and Turin. There is an important distinction for travellers, however: Wrocław–Tirana is not a wholly new city pair. Ryanair launched the route in June 2026 for the summer season, with three weekly flights, so its inclusion in the winter announcement represents continuation into the winter timetable rather than a first-ever service.
Madrid and Marrakesh widen the winter city-break map
Two of the routes have already been detailed separately by Wrocław Airport. Marrakesh service is due to begin on October 25, operating twice weekly on Fridays and Sundays. The same airport update says Madrid flights are scheduled from October 26, three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Those timings make both routes practical for short breaks as well as longer stays, while Marrakesh adds a second Moroccan destination to the airport’s network after Agadir. Turin adds another Northern Italian option, while the continued Tirana service gives Lower Silesia a direct link to Albania through the colder months.
Beyond the four routes highlighted in the winter launch, Ryanair says it will add capacity on 15 existing services, including Dublin, London, Malta and Palermo. That broader frequency growth is significant because it increases choice not only on new destinations but on established routes used for leisure, visiting friends and relatives, and business travel.
Nine based aircraft underpin the larger schedule
Ryanair says the Wrocław base will operate with nine aircraft during winter 2026, up by two year on year. The airline associates the enlarged base with a US$900 million total investment and says the schedule will support more than 2,500 jobs, although that figure is the carrier’s own economic-impact estimate rather than a count of direct airline positions.
The winter plan follows a similarly large summer operation. In March, Ryanair announced 50 routes and nine based aircraft for summer 2026, with more than three million passengers expected annually at Wrocław. Tirana was among that summer programme’s additions, alongside London Luton, Seville and Rimini.
For Wrocław Airport, retaining nine based aircraft through winter is therefore as important as the route count itself. It suggests a larger year-round Ryanair presence rather than a network that contracts sharply once the peak summer season ends.
Wrocław remains a major Ryanair base in Poland
Jason McGuinness, Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Officer, said the winter expansion is intended to increase regional connectivity and inbound tourism to Lower Silesia. He also placed Wrocław within a wider 2026 expansion in Poland, where the airline says it will have 52 based aircraft, more than 26 million seats and 361 routes.
Karol Przywara, CEO of Wrocław Airport, described Ryanair as an important partner in the airport’s development and pointed to the carrier’s route network, based fleet and expanding maintenance activity as evidence of its long-term presence in the region.
The airport itself continues to publish seasonal schedule information and advises passengers to confirm operating days and times with airlines before travel, as timetables can change. That is particularly relevant during the transition from the summer programme to the winter season, when frequencies and operating days are often adjusted.
Ryanair is marking the launch with a three-day seat sale offering fares from PLN 119 through its website and app. The promotional price is limited by availability and applies only to selected travel, so the more durable change for travellers is the underlying capacity increase: 330,000 additional winter seats and a broader year-round network from Wrocław.
With Madrid, Marrakesh and Turin expanding the destination mix and Tirana remaining in the schedule beyond summer, the winter programme gives Lower Silesia travellers more direct options across Spain, Morocco, Albania and Italy while reinforcing Wrocław’s role as one of Ryanair’s larger Polish bases.
