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Ryanair Will Stop Flying To These 6 Airports This Year
FRANCE, JUL 30 – Ryanair will cut 25 routes and 750,000 seats this winter, citing a 180% increase in France's air ticket tax that harms regional airports and competitiveness.
- Wednesday, Ryanair said it is dropping three French airports including Strasbourg, Pau, and Bordeaux over a 'harmful' ticket tax.
- France's government failed to cancel an excessive air tax increase enacted in March 2025, which raised the Solidarity Tax on Airline Tickets to 7.40 euros from 2.63 euros, Ryanair said.
- Ryanair said its decision will cut 25 routes and 750,000 seats this winter, reducing capacity by 13 percent and flights at regional airports by up to 33 percent.
- The move will shutter operations at Brive, Bergerac and Strasbourg airports, with Ryanair warning it 'will have a severe impact on regional connectivity, tourism and local employment.'
- Ryanair said it would invest $2.5 billion, add 25 aircraft, double traffic to over 30 million passengers, and create 750 additional jobs if France drops the tax, or else shift capacity to Sweden, Hungary and Italy.
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However, the Minister of Tourism Nathalie Delattre, in favour of the abolition of the air tax, felt on Thursday that Ryanair was opportunistic in relying on this tax to abolish three regional services for the winter 2025 in France.
Ryanair is putting its threats into action. The Irish low-cost company is announcing that it will close three of its bases in France and reduce its capacity in France by 13% for next winter. That's why.
The Irish airline announced on Wednesday that it would reduce its activities in France. The reason ? The triple solidarity tax on airline tickets. - Infavourable to a tax on airline tickets, Ryanair removes three services in France (Transports).
Ryanair cancels French Flights over ticket Tax
It’s a tough week for bargain-hunters and holidaymakers in Bergerac, Brive, and Strasbourg. Ryanair, Europe’s most famous budget airline, has confirmed it’s packing up and leaving all three airports, blaming France’s rising air ticket taxes for the dramatic decision. For travellers used to nabbing a cheap getaway or a convenient route to see family, the news has landed like a cancelled flight… Source
In a war against the solidarity tax on airline tickets, the Irish airline Ryanair announced on Wednesday a 13% reduction in its capacity in France for the winter 2025, i.e. 750,000 seats less, the cancellation of 25 lines and the interruption of the service to three airports. ...
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