Ryanair Disappears from Three European Airports. No Longer Tax Required
Ryanair has made a final decision regarding its presence at French airports. The popular carrier will no longer operate its flights to Strasbourg, Brive, and Bergerac. This is due to the high aviation tax, which has increased from €2.63 to €7.40 per passenger on domestic and European flights. This means France will lose 25 of the airline's routes and 750,000 jobs. Ryanair continues to appeal to the French government to waive the tax, which is not applicable to countries such as Ireland, Spain, and Poland.
Ryanair turns its back on FranceThe consequences of the aviation tax are hitting French passengers hard. Ryanair has decided to suspend all flights from Strasbourg, Brive, and Bergerac airports. Earlier this year, the budget carrier had already abandoned operations at Vatry Airport in the northeastern part of the country. "At a time when France should be focusing on recovery and development, Ryanair has no choice but to reduce its capacity for winter 2025 by 13 percent due to the French government's inaction on this damaging aviation tax," says Jason McGuinness, Ryanair's chief commercial officer.
The carrier praises PolandIn its latest statement announcing the changes, Ryanair once again criticized the French government while praising several other European countries. "This astronomical tax makes France less competitive compared to other EU countries, such as Ireland, Spain, and Poland, which do not impose any aviation taxes," the statement said.
In the past, however, there have been calls for an additional passenger fee to be introduced at Polish airports. However, no changes have yet been made.
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