US EditionRyanair cuts one million seats on routes to Spain this winter
Ryanair will reduce capacity by 10% in the Canary Islands and 41% in Spanish regions this winter due to a 6.6% increase in airport fees by operator AENA.
- On Wednesday, Ryanair revealed it will cut one million seats to and from Spain this winter, including 600,000 to the mainland and 400,000 to the Canary Islands.
- Ryanair blamed uncompetitive charges by AENA, Spain's airport operator, citing a 6.62 per cent fee increase next year despite AENA's record 2025 profits.
- Affected airports include Tenerife North airport, halting flights this winter, and Vigo airport, stopping services on January 1, 2026, while Santiago airport's two-aircraft base shuts and Valladolid airport and Jerez airport remain closed.
- Ryanair warned the seat cuts will damage regional Spanish airports, risking jobs and tourism, and said it will shift much winter capacity outside Spain while expanding at Madrid airport and Barcelona airport.
- The announcement arrives as Ryanair notes it contributes about 28 billion to Spain's GDP, with July's 11 million international visitors amid a cost-of-living crisis and two million annual seats diverted.
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Clash between Ryanair, the most important low-cost company in Europe, and Aena, the state company that manages the Spanish airports. The reason: the airport taxes. The company has announced that it will remove 1 million seats from its flights from the regional ports of call for the winter season. A reduction of 41%, motivated by the Irish company with the excessive and non-competitive airport charges applied by the manager Aena. The cut goes in …
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