Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 low fares airline, today (Wed, 29 Oct) announced that the first flight of its new Winter 2025 route from Brussels Charleroi to Katowice took off this week. Ryanair will operate 2 flights per week on this exciting new Winter 2025 route, providing its Belgian customers with even more choice and regular connections at the lowest fares in Europe.
Ryanair’s full Winter 2025 schedule is available to book now at ryanair.com.
Ryanair’s Comms Director, Jade Kirwan, said:
“We were pleased to see the first flight of our new Winter 2025 route from Brussels Charleroi to Katowice take off this week, carrying lots of cheerful holidaymakers heading away for a well-warranted winter break. This exciting new Winter route will operate twice per week, adding to Ryanair’s already robust Winter 2025 schedule, offering even more choice at the lowest fares.
Ryanair’s full Winter 2025 schedule is available to book now at ryanair.com.”
CALLS ON GOVT TO SCRAP AVIATION TAX TO GROW TRAFFIC & TOURISM
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Tue, 28 Oct) announced it will cut 2 more aircraft from its Vienna base for S26 (loss of $200m investment) due to the Govt’s continued failure to scrap its harmful aviation tax and lower Vienna Airport’s excessive fees. Despite Ryanair presenting an ambitious €1bn growth plan to the Chancellor in September, which would grow Austria’s traffic to 12m passengers p.a. (+70%) and see Ryanair base another 10 new “Next-Gen” Boeing 8-200 aircraft by 2030, the Govt has failed to respond, and as a result, high cost/high tax Austria continues to lose aircraft, traffic, tourism, and jobs to lower cost neighbours Italy & Slovakia.
Austria’s air travel market is collapsing because of this harmful aviation tax – which is one of the highest in Europe at €12 per passenger – making Austria completely uncompetitive compared to lower cost EU countries, like Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia, and regional Italy, where Govt’s are abolishing aviation taxes and cutting airport fees to grow traffic and tourism.
Ryanair has already been forced to cut 3 aircraft and close 3 routes from Vienna for W25. Wizz, Level and easyJet have also closed their Vienna bases, and Lufthansa announced a cut of 10 aircraft from its AUA fleet.
The Austrian Govt. must now wake up if it wishes to save Austria’s failing traffic, tourism, and jobs by immediately scrapping the Austria’s failed aviation tax, and lowering Vienna Airport’s excessive fees.
Ryanair’s Group CEO, Michael O’Leary said:
“We are disappointed with the Austrian Govt’s failure to honour their promise to respond to our $1bn growth plan, which would see Ryanair grow its Austrian traffic by 70% to 12m passengers p.a., base another 10 aircraft at Vienna, add 40 new routes and create 300 high paid jobs for pilots, cabin crew, and engineers. This would see Ryanair fill the gap left by Lufthansa, Wizz, and other high-fare airlines who have cut routes to/from Austria in recent months. All Chancellor Stocker had to do was to scrap Austria’s harmful aviation tax (which only raises €160m p.a.), which is already one of the highest in Europe at €12 per passenger.
As a result of Chancellor Stocker’s failure to reply to our growth proposal, Ryanair has been forced to cut another 2 aircraft from our Vienna base for S26, on top of the 3 aircraft already removed for W25. This capacity will instead be reallocated to other low-cost EU markets, like Italy, Hungary, and Slovakia, where Govt’s are abolishing aviation taxes to stimulate traffic and tourism growth.
The message is clear; Austria’s air travel market is collapsing due to its harmful aviation tax (which only raises €160m p.a.). Chancellor Stocker must act now to scrap this harmful tax and promote low-fare air traffic and tourism growth or suffer more cuts and higher air fares for Austrian passengers/visitors.”
MADEIRA, MADRID, & LAPLAND
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Tues, 28 Oct), announced that the first flights of its new Winter 2025 routes from Shannon to Madeira, Madrid, and Lapland (Rovaniemi) took off today. Ryanair will operate each of these exciting new Winter 2025 routes twice per week, providing customers in the mid-west with even more choice at Europe’s lowest fares.
These are just 3 of 20 routes that Ryanair is operating to/from Shannon Airport this Winter, all of which are available to book now at ryanair.com.
Ryanair’s Comms Director, Jade Kirwan, said:
“We’re pleased to see the first flights of our new Winter 2025 routes from Shannon take off today, carrying lots of cheerful passengers heading away for some well-warranted winter sun in Madeira and Madrid or to experience the magic of snowy Lapland. These exciting new Winter 2025 routes to Madeira, Madrid, and Lapland (Rovaniemi) will each operate twice per week, adding to Ryanair’s already robust Irish Winter 2025 schedule, offering even more choice at the lowest fares.
Ryanair’s full Irish Winter 2025 schedule is available to book now at ryanair.com.”
Shannon Airport Group’s Interim CEO, Ray O’Driscoll, said:
“We’re delighted to see Ryanair’s three new Winter ’25 routes from Shannon Airport to Madrid, Rovaniemi (Lapland), and Madeira take to the skies this week. These inaugural flights mark a fantastic boost to Ryanair’s already strong schedule from Shannon and further cement our position as a key gateway to and from the West of Ireland. We’re gearing up for a busy October Bank Holiday period, with passenger numbers up 9% compared to the same period last year, and we’re looking forward to sending people off to these fantastic destinations with a hassle-free start to their holidays.”
BUDAPEST, BRUSSELS, GDANSK, MALTA
Ryanair, the UK’s No.1 passenger airline, today (Mon, 27 Oct) announced that the first flights of its new Winter 2025 routes from Newcastle to Budapest, Brussels, Gdansk, and Malta took off this weekend. Ryanair will operate 2 flights per week on each of these exciting new Winter 2025 routes, providing customers in the North-East with even more choice at Europe’s lowest fares.
These are just 4 of 17 routes that Ryanair is operating to/from Newcastle Airport this Winter, all of which are available to book now at ryanair.com.
Ryanair’s Comms Director, Jade Kirwan, said:
“We were pleased to see the first flights of our new Winter 2025 routes from Newcastle take off this weekend, carrying lots of cheerful passengers heading away for some well-warranted winter sun and city break exploration. These exciting new Winter 2025 routes to Budapest, Brussels, Gdansk, and Malta will each operate twice per week, adding to Ryanair’s already robust UK Winter 2025 schedule, offering even more choice at the lowest fares.
Ryanair’s full UK Winter 2025 schedule is available to book now at ryanair.com.”
Director of Aviation Development at Newcastle Airport, Leon McQuaid, said:
“It’s fantastic to see Ryanair’s new Winter flights to Budapest, Brussels, Gdansk and Malta take off for the first time. These services, along with a new Winter route to Wroclaw from December, deliver even more choice for passengers to enjoy winter sun getaways and festive city breaks, and reflects the growing demand for even more connectivity from the North-East to key European destinations.”
Ryanair, the UK’s No.1 passenger airline, today (Mon, 27 Oct) announced that the first flight of its new Winter 2025 route from Leeds Bradford to Warsaw took off today. Ryanair will operate 2 flights per week on this exciting new Winter 2025 route, providing its Yorkshire customers with even more choice and regular connections at the lowest fares in Europe.
Ryanair’s full Winter 2025 schedule is available to book now at ryanair.com.
Ryanair’s Comms Director, Jade Kirwan, said:
“We’re pleased to see the first flight of our new Winter 2025 route from Leeds Bradford to Warsaw take off today (Mon, 27 Oct), carrying lots of cheerful holidaymakers heading away for a well-warranted winter break. This exciting new Winter route will operate twice per week, adding to Ryanair’s already robust UK Winter 2025 schedule, offering even more choice at the lowest fares.
Ryanair’s full UK Winter 2025 schedule is available to book now at ryanair.com.”
Ryanair, the UK’s No.1 passenger airline, today (Mon, 27 Oct) announced that the first flight of its new Winter 2025 route from Edinburgh to Rzeszow took off today. Ryanair will operate 2 flights per week on this exciting new Winter 2025 route, providing its Scottish customers with even more choice and regular connections at the lowest fares in Europe.
Ryanair’s full Winter 2025 schedule is available to book now at ryanair.com.
Ryanair’s Comms Director, Jade Kirwan, said:
“We’re pleased to see the first flight of our new Winter 2025 route from Edinburgh to Rzeszow take off today (Mon, 27 Oct), carrying lots of cheerful holidaymakers heading away for a well-warranted winter break. This exciting new Winter route will operate twice per week, adding to Ryanair’s already robust UK Winter 2025 schedule, offering even more choice at the lowest fares.
Ryanair’s full UK Winter 2025 schedule is available to book now at ryanair.com.”
ROME CIAMPINO & LAPLAND (ROVANIEMI)
Ryanair, the UK’s No. 1 passenger airline, today (Mon, 27 Oct), announced the first flights of its new Winter 2025 routes from Birmingham to Rome Ciampino and Lapland Rovaniemi took off today. Ryanair will operate several flights per week on these exciting new Winter 2025 routes, providing customers in the West Midlands with even more choice at Europe’s lowest fares.
These are just 2 of the 39 routes that Ryanair is operating to/from Birmingham Airport this winter, all of which are available to book now at ryanair.com.
Ryanair’s Comms Director, Jade Kirwan, said:
“We’re pleased to see the first flights of our new Winter 2025 routes from Birmingham take off today, carrying lots of cheerful passengers heading away for a well-warranted winter break. These exciting new Winter 2025 routes to Rome Ciampino and Rovaniemi will operate several times per week, adding to Ryanair’s already robust UK Winter 2025 schedule, offering even more choice at the lowest fares.
Ryanair’s full UK Winter 2025 schedule is available to book now at ryanair.com.”
