{"id":157245,"date":"2025-06-04T10:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T10:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/157245\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T10:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T10:30:08","slug":"ryanair-cuts-all-flights-from-major-eu-airport-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/157245\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryanair cuts all flights from major EU airport | World | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ryanair<\/a> will no longer be flying to a popular airport in the EU as aviation levies<\/a> continue to rise in Europe. They announced they will be axing all routes from Maastricht Airport in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

The budget carrier\u2019s latest shake-up will take effect from October 26, cutting off all Ryanair-operated routes from the Dutch airport, including popular services to Alicante, Bari, Girona, Porto, and Zadar. The decision is expected to eliminate 150,000 annual seats and remove five direct European connections.<\/p>\n

The move comes as part of Ryanair\u2019s ongoing battle against rising aviation levies across the continent.<\/p>\n

The airline blamed Maastricht\u2019s growing operational costs and the Netherlands\u2019 eco-tax<\/a>, introduced in 2021 and now reportedly costing up to \u20ac30 (\u00a325) per passenger, as key factors in its decision.<\/p>\n

Ryanair\u2019s Chief Commercial Officer, Jason McGuinness, voiced disappointment over the exit, blaming Maastricht for failing to recover post-pandemic and accusing the airport of \u201cpricing itself out of the market.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRyanair continues to grow traffic across Europe by offering unbeatable low fares at airports with low access costs,\u201d McGuinness said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaastricht\u2019s sky-high charges have irreparably damaged its connectivity. The airport has only recovered 50% of its pre-Covid<\/a> traffic in 2024, a figure that will fall further now.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Netherlands isn\u2019t alone in facing Ryanair\u2019s ire. Earlier this year, the airline slashed its summer schedule in Spain by 18%, cutting 12 routes and removing 800,000 seats, citing unfavourable fee increases.<\/p>\n

It also pulled out of Aalborg, Denmark, in protest of a newly imposed 50 DKK (\u00a35.57) departure fee.<\/p>\n

In a silver lining for UK passengers, Ryanair has also announced the launch of a new route from Edinburgh to Rzesz\u00f3w, Poland\u2019s under-the-radar southeastern gem.<\/p>\n

Beginning this October, the twice-weekly flights will start from just \u00a315, offering British travellers a budget-friendly escape to a city known for its medieval charm, vibrant culture, and celebrated Christmas markets.<\/p>\n

Aviation expert Anton Radchenko, founder of AirAdvisor, said: \u201cRegional airports in the UK are getting more love, while underperforming bases like Maastricht are being cut loose.\u201d<\/p>\n

He warned, however, that Ryanair\u2019s aggressive route strategy also comes with volatility. \u201cWhile UK passengers benefit from more direct options from places like Edinburgh and Norwich, they also remain vulnerable to sudden route cancellations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maastricht Airport has yet to respond to Ryanair\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ryanair will no longer be flying to a popular airport in the EU as aviation levies continue to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":157246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5174],"tags":[2000,299,5187,1477,1339],"class_list":{"0":"post-157245","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eu","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-european","11":"tag-netherlands","12":"tag-ryanair"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114624634807019697","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}