RTÉ Business: Ryanair cuts Kerry-Dublin service to 1 flight
So Ryanair have finally caved in and handed back their government subsidy contract for flying between Dublin and Kerry. It was only a matter of time before they would find some excuse to terminate this service, blaming it on government, airports and anyone else they feel will distract attention away from one of their worst ever business decisions.
If I recall correctly, they bid low for the Kerry Dublin PSO a few years ago and won it from Arran and crowed about how they were saving the taxpayer money with such a low bid. They very quickly realised their model was all wrong for it and ended up flying flights with regularly less than 20 on board, frequently less than ten. For an airline that always looks for full aircraft, this one must have ranked at the bottom of their network by a pretty big margin.
Absolutely no doubt 'saving the government 2m euros' by handing back the contract will actually save Ryanair a helluva lot more.