Undoubtedly Ryanair has noticed the potential of Lappeenranta. Now FR is just playing its old game, blending promises, blackmail and retaliation in order to get their way. Several new routes BUT under special conditions, IF NOT we could leave (as Shearer said politely to Finnish Radio,
listen).
Pee was reading with interest your post. Yes no doubt Ryanair is extracting the best deal it can from this airport, however, the head of AirBaltic has said that they are looking at airports to serve/bases in the general region including Finland, Ryanair might find that the airport may have plan b up its sleeve, and air baltic claim to be fighting fit with a cost base as low as easyjet and in profit. We shall wait and see. It would seem however, no matter what the outcome the market looks like many airlines would look at?