Ryanair announced a series of route cuts across Europe in 2025 as several UK airports face reduced services.
Airlines cite increased taxes and operating costs as the main reasons for these changes, particularly in Spain, Denmark, Italy and France.
This is the breakdown at the affected airport:
London Stansted Airport
Ahrboli, Denmark: Services will end in March 2022. Geres, Spain: Services to this Andalusian destination will be suspended.
Bournemouth Airport
Agadir, Morocco: A service that will be suspended 10 months after launch. Budapest, Hungary: Flights will end in April 2025.
However, many cuts to other European destinations are also potentially located in the chopping block.
Italy
Ryanair coordinates operations to accommodate additional local government fees at major Italian airports.
Roman Fium Sino – One aircraft has been removed to stop growth at the largest Airpolom Champino in the country – no growth planned due to operational restrictions
Denmark
With the introduction of a new air tax by Denmark, Ryanair has now reduced its operations.
AALBORG – All flights including London Stansted Route Billund Airport have been cancelled – Base closure, affecting 32 routes and 1.7 million seats
France
Although certain routes have not been x yet, Ryanair has issued a warning about potential reductions.
Routes from Paris and Bordeaux have already stopped to reduce capacity at 10 regional airports if aviation taxes increase further
Austria
High air traffic rates have led Ryanair to shift its strategy in Austria.
Lindz and Salzburg preferences over Vienna due to a tax cut potential fare of 12 euros for departures in Vienna
Seeing the reduction in flights to Spain, Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson said, “The excessive charges at airports and lack of practical growth incentives continue to undermine Spanish regional airports and limit growth. “We're leaving the airport capacity unused.”
Also, Austria will have less traffic on Ryanair after introducing an air transport tax of £9.99.
“Coupled with Austria's extremely high airport and security fees, this exorbitant tax undermines Austria's competitiveness as a tourist destination compared to low-cost EU countries such as Sweden, Hungary and Italy. Everything is eliminating the aviation tax and reducing access. The costs of ensuring growth in transportation and tourism,” Ryanair said in a statement.
Express.co.uk reached out to Ryanair for comment.
