@j636. Two weeks ago it was that way. Now we can hear something quite different. According to McNamara (quoted by Turun Sanomat yesterday):
- Turku routes were quite a success and Ryanair was very satisfied with them
- For Ryanair it was obvious the routes would continue
- There is only one reason why Ryanair had to cancel all these routes: Finavia has risen the security charges, FR cannot accept that
- Ryanair has contacted the Finnish authorities and informed that all routes will re-start if the charges in question return to the previous level
I´ve bothered to check what these fees are;
- 1,00 EUR per pax before
- 1,20 EUR per pax now.
Btw. Finavia did not rise these fees. The decision was made by Finnish Transport Safety Agency (Trafi).