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Ryanair to Cut Brussels Charleroi Capacity Due ...
Ryanair will cut 1.1 million seats and reduce flights by 10% from Charleroi due to a €3 passenger tax, shifting aircraft to lower-tax countries like Sweden and Albania.
- On Jan 14, Ryanair announced it will operate around 10% fewer flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport due to a new 3-euro passenger tax from April.
- Belgian budget decisions standardised and raised the boarding tax to €10 per passenger for short-haul flights starting 1 January 2027, aiming to cover CO₂ costs and boost state revenue.
- Ryanair detailed specific cuts, saying it will reduce seats from Charleroi by 1.1 million from 10.5 million and add four aircraft to Stockholm this year.
- O'Leary warned that Ryanair will keep cutting until Belgium abolishes the passenger tax, planning to move four or five aircraft out of Charleroi to Slovakia, Italy, and Sweden, affecting up to 2 million passengers.
- Ryanair has urged ETS reform, saying non-European passengers and long-haul flights account for roughly 53% of emissions linked to Europe and the European Commission review by July is crucial.
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The CEO of the low cost airline attacks Belgian executives who have decided on a tax of 3 euros per passenger at Charleroi airport, its main hub, to encourage alternative modes of transport
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