MORE flights are being cancelled by Ryanair, affecting Brits heading to Europe.
Earlier this month, Ryanair announced it would scrap its route from London Stansted to Aalborg at the beginning of March.
The airline made its decision to end its Aalborg services after Denmark announced new aviation taxes.
Ryanair also halted flights from Bournemouth Airport to Agadir – just 10 months after the service first launched.
Another Ryanair service has been scrapped from Bournemouth Airport, with the airline now cancelling flights to Budapest.
In a post on social media, an airport spokesperson said: “Unfortunately the Budapest flight from Bournemouth will no longer run past April 2025 as per the airline’s decision.”
Locals have started a petition in an effort to get the airline to overturn its decision to scrap the routes.
Ryanair still operates several routes from Bournemouth Airport to destinations across Europe, including Faro in Portugal, Rhodes in Greece and Malta.
The recent cancellation of Ryanair flights to and from the UK comes after the airline’s boss, Michael O’Leary, warned hundreds of flights could be scrapped following the autumn budget.
In the autumn budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £2 increase in Air Passenger Duty (APD) for flights in Europe.
Following the announcement, the Ryanair boss said the airline would look to cut UK capacity by 10 per cent in 2025, which would see five million seats scrapped.
Last month, Ryanair scrapped routes across Spain, axing 800,00 seats across 12 routes.
The airline will axe both domestic and international flights across the country.
Operations will be reduced at Vigo, Santiago de Compostela, Zaragoza, Santander and the airport of Asturias.
The low-cost airline will scrap all of its flights in both Jerez and Valladolid, impacting British holidaymakers as a route operates from London Stansted to Jerez.
Ryanair blamed “excessive fees” at airports in Spain for its move to reduce and axe flights.
Services in France could also be cut, with the airline threatening to scrap flights from 10 airports.
The airline is reviewing its French schedule in response to a proposed tax hike by the French government.
At the end of last year, Jason McGuinness, the airline’s commercial officer, said: “Ryanair is now reviewing its French schedules and expects to cut capacity to/from regional French airports by up to 50 percent from January 2025 if the French government proceeds with its short-sighted plan to triple passenger taxes”.
But it’s not all doom and gloom with Ryanair launching five new flights from London Stansted to destinations across Europe.
The new routes include flights to Reggio Calabria in Italy, which have already launched.
Flights to Clermont-Ferrand in France and Munster in Germany will launch on March 30.
And from April 1, flights to Lubeck, another German city, will operate from London Stansted.
Advice for flying with Ryanair
- All Ryanair passengers can bring a small personal bag on board but this must fit under the seat in front of you, but it must be no bigger than 40cm x 20cm x 25cm
- Any over-sized cabin bags will be refused at the boarding gate and put in the hold for a fee
- Ryanair also charges passengers up to £55 check-in at the airport
- Anyone who loses their card at the airport will have to pay a £20 reissue fee
- Book to sit in the front five rows if you want to head off the plane first
- Extra legroom seats can be found in rows 1 A, B, C or 2 D, E, F as well as row 16 and 17 near the emergency exit
- The worst seat on Ryanair’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft is also 11A because of its lack of window.
Here are some other new flight routes launching this year.
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