US EditionClosed Lines: Arms Between Ryanair and the Government
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The low-cost company is protesting against the increase in a tax decided by the government. Top Info explains. (Economy) Ryanair will stop operating at Bergerac, Brive and Strasbourg airports and will remove 750,000 seats in France.
On 30 July, the airline Ryanair announced that it was closing its operations in Strasbourg and at two other French airports, starting at the end of October 2025. The low-priced Irish airline protested against the increase in the airline ticket tax schedule.
The low cost company Ryanair will remove 750,000 seats on its French lines this winter, and withdraw completely from three regional airports. In question, the sharp increase in the solidarity tax on airline tickets, considered "harmful" by the management.
In a war against the triple in France of the solidarity tax on plane tickets, Ryanair announced its withdrawal from three airports, including Strasbourg, where the company served two lines for Morocco and Portugal. On the other hand, it still operates on Vatry, where it also announced its disengagement.
Ryanair announced on July 30th that it was cutting 13% of its flight capacity in France, or 750,000 seats. The king of low-cost air travel will no longer serve the airports of Bergerac, Brive, and Strasbourg. It attributes this decision to the increase in the solidarity tax on airline tickets (TSBA), which it considers "astronomical" and "unfair." The latter "has been increased by more than 180%," says Jason McGuinness, Ryanair's chief commerci…
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