Originally Posted by
jmdavies86
Have they [NWI] scrapped their Airport Development Fee yet, or have Ryanair managed to get such a good deal that it's no longer considered to be an issue for them as they used to withdraw from airports that implemented such fees...?!
From what I have been told the deal was so good that it made the ADF irrelevant for Ryanair. Or in other words Norwich said have whatever you want, in which Ryanair duly did. (Some of the money earnt from the ADF was used for the Ryanair deal) Plus Ryanair have also developed a very good relationship with NWI's owner the Regional and City Airports group/Rigby Group which also owns Bournemouth and Exeter which Ryanair has a presence, especially Bournemouth that's a base.
Of course the additonal 50 or 60ish thousand or so passengers Ryanair expects to bring in adds another £4 to 500,000 in revenue for the airport through the ADF which can then (as their website states) is used to maintain and develop new routes. So Ryanair might now see it as a win win if they keep getting a sweet deal because of it.