[ad_1]
Ryanair has said it is reducing its winter schedule out of Dublin Airport because of increasing passenger charges, the airport’s capital spending decisions and its failure to deliver meaningful environmental incentive scheme.
The airline said it has cancelled 17 routes for the season and will also be moving its Boeing “Gamechanger” fleet of 19 aircraft to other airports across the EU.
This is because these airports offers incentives to carriers that grow passenger numbers using lower CO2 emitting and quieter aircraft, it said.
Ryanair has been particularly critical of a plan by Dublin Airport to build a tunnel under part of the airfield at a cost of €250m, a piece of infrastructure that the airline has described as “superfluous”.
The airline has also criticised what it claims are a lack of plans to expand Terminal 1 and 2 to accommodate growing passenger traffic.
“It is regrettable that Ryanair is announcing 17 route cuts and the removal of 19 “Gamechanger” enviro-friendly aircraft this Winter at Dublin because there are no incentives at Dublin to grow traffic or reward investment in aircraft with lower CO2 and noise emissions,” said Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson.
“Unlike most other EU airports, the daa is unfortunately focused on increasing passenger charges by 45% and wasting €250m on a tunnel the same size as the Dublin Port tunnel that is not needed,” Mr Wilson said.
“Daa needs to build low-cost infrastructure to support passenger growth and connectivity but has failed to implement a growth incentive scheme or indeed lower charges that reward those airlines who invest in lower emission aircraft,” he added.
Among the routes that are to be cut are Palermo in Italy, Nuremeberg in Germany and Genoa in Italy, and there will also be a reduction in frequency on some regional routes to the UK, Ryanair said.
Luton Airport in the UK, as well as airports in Spain and Italy will see the “Gamechanger” aircraft moved to them.
Ryanair also said the daa is reversing positive progress achieved under the Government’s Traffic Recovery Support Scheme which led to the airline boosting traffic post-pandemic by 117%.
Eddie Wilson said he had written to the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan three times to warn that this would happen.
[ad_2]
Source link