isn't that in keeping with many airports where there is initially high demand but then it falls to its own level
Hi Racedo,
It's not the general pattern with Ryanair base airports, especially established ones like Skavsta and Rygge. They've been putting over 2 million passengers a year through Skavsta for a number of years now, so it seems strange to have cut back so much.
By contrast, many base airports have continued to grow year on year, although the recent fleet pressures have tempered this a little. Reductions are usually accompanied by press-releases about high charges or passenger taxes, but there's been none of this at either.
To me it suggests that Skavsta and Rygge haven't given Ryanair the highest yields and that the priorities lie with beefing up Stansted and setting up bases in primary airports. It will certainly be interesting to see how Copenhagen develops and whether MOL and co have anything else up their sleeves for next summer.