Originally Posted by Charlie Roy
Budget airline Ryanair plans to create 700 jobs in Birmingham in the next financial year by almost doubling passenger numbers at the city’s airport.
The Ryanair spokesman quote in the Birmingham Post article said:
“We aim for one person per 1,000 passengers so our aim is to get to 1.6 million passengers which would mean that we would create an additional 700 jobs in the 2009 to 2010 financial year.”
Mr Tamas said Ryanair sustains 1,500 jobs in the West Midlands and brings £150 million in tourism revenue to the Birmingham region.
I don't think he's suggesting that the 700 new jobs will be with (or for) Ryanair, just that Ryanair magically
cause 1 new job to be created in the region for every 1000 passengers they transport (this has been a topic of debate in these forums in the recent past!).