US EditionRyanair to Axe More Flights to Spain as Airline CEO Says ‘I’ll Fly Elsewhere
Ryanair opposes a 6.5% increase in airport charges by Spain's Aena, leading to cancellations exceeding 2 million seats this winter and a planned cut of 1 million more next summer.
- Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary criticized Aena's uniform airport fees, saying this caused regional airports in Spain to become empty and led Ryanair to cancel one million seats there.
- The seat cancellations follow a dispute over Aena's 6.5% hike in charges, which Ryanair refused to pay, prompting halts to winter flights at several Spanish regional airports.
- O'Leary stated he redirected about half a million canceled seats to Malaga and Palma while other seats were allocated to Italian destinations, and he plans further cuts if costs remain high.
- Ryanair's bookings rose 8% in one week despite the dispute, with Spain accounting for 18% of its revenues during the financial year to March 31st, making it Ryanair's second-largest market.
- If the Spanish government cannot persuade Aena to reverse the cost increase, O'Leary said he has no desire to serve Spanish airports and will consider flying elsewhere.
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The Government understands that Ryanair’s strategy is a “sale” and recalls that the company has earned 820 million in the first quarter of this fiscal year. Oscar Puente accuses Ryanair of “extortion” and assures that it will “continue to increase travellers” in Spain. Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’leary has threatened that the company could cut another million flights to Spain by next summer if Aena does not decide to lower airport fares. O’Leary has…
The managing director of the Ryanair group, Michael O’Leary, does not loosen the pressure on Aena and the Ministry of Transport by warning of the possibility of a further cut of one million seats in the summer season of 2026 if the airport manager does not reverse his intention to raise the tariffs by 6.5% from March. The Irish executive has pointed out in an interview granted to Financial Times that he could announce the new adjustment in Madri…
Ryanair launches another ordago to the Spanish government. Its executive director intends to cut an additional million seats on flights to Spain next summer, after having already eliminated two million between this summer and next winter. The Irish company maintains a pulse with Aena, by refusing to pay the 6.5 percent increase in airport operator fares. "I plan to return to Madrid in two weeks and will probably announce another million seats th…
In an interview with the Financial Times, the managing director of the group has advanced that he plans to return to Madrid in two weeks and will probably announce this new cut.
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