Ryanair-10

[Plane.Silly]

Announcement due at 10am, Likely to do with Scotland

[Lon12]

Bye bye Glasgow

https://news.sky.com/story/ryanair-to-slash-scottish-routes-11269451

[HH6702]

Moving routes to Edinburgh...
Putting more pressure on newcastle

[daz211]

Ryanair

Ryanair will add a "Brexit clause" for passengers booking tickets for summer 2019, warning passengers their tickets WILL NOT be valid if aviation is affected by Brexit and aviation regulation are not resolved in time

[GrahamK]

11 new routes for EDI. GLA base closed. 3 routes remain at GLA, 20 dropped

[Skipness One Echo]

In Edinburgh, Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Officer, David O’Brien said:

“Ryanair regrets these cuts in the weaker Glasgow market where efforts to stimulate low fare demand are severely hampered by the continuing burden of APD.

As a result, we will transfer our Glasgow International based aircraft to Edinburgh in November where we will offer 11 new low fare routes (45 in total including London Stansted) and deliver over 3.5m passengers per annum at Edinburgh Airport.

APD is only a West Coast thing? Who knew?
PIK drops from 10 winter destinations to 8, BCN and LPA seemingly dropped.

[Gulf Julliet Papa]

Base closing yes...no flights at Glasgow...wrong. DUB, KRK & WRO remain

[HH6702]

9 routes different I take it were already operating from EDINBURGH

[Startledgrapefruit]

So it's build a base
Give lots of routes
Close it because there is a base not too far away and your customer feedback suggested they will shift airport.
Blame APD or Brexit.

Now meanwhile in Belfast....

[SWBKCB]

and here's me thinking the key phrase in the statement was

weaker Glasgow market

[flying phil 2007]

Glasgow is doomed due to APD and Brexit apparently..

.. although Edinburgh will be fine so they are boosting their presence there..

Got to love the Ryanair marketing department

[sinbad73]

23 not 28 routes

[billyg]

So it's build a base
Give lots of routes
Close it because there is a base not too far away and your customer feedback suggested they will shift airport.

This customer won't shift airport , flew with them several times since the base opened and have a few booked for this year. I'll just be switching airline !

[mwm991]

Looks like further winter cuts at PIK too. BCN, LPA also gone.

[Icanseeclearly]

Due to APD my ar*e at least be honest Ryanair.

Out of interest what happens to the crews do they automatically get a choice of bases or do they just get sent wherever?

Good luck to all affected

[WHBM]

Originally Posted by daz211

Ryanair will add a "Brexit clause" for passengers booking tickets for summer 2019, warning passengers their tickets WILL NOT be valid if aviation is affected by Brexit and aviation regulation are not resolved in time

You might get away with that in Dublin, but not in the UK where the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and the Consumer Rights Act 2015 Part 2 (which consolidated the UCTA) will apply

[EIFFS]

Well I guess it’s one way to address their pilot shortage and piles more pressure on the SNP over devolved APD

[SWBKCB]

Originally Posted by WHBM

You might get away with that in Dublin, but not in the UK where the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and the Consumer Rights Act 2015 Part 2 (which consolidated the UCTA) will apply

Would it not also be unfair to offer flights for sale that you know you don't have the authority to operate?

[Flightrider]

Where else do FR have single aircraft bases? Although GLA had two aircraft, one was STN which has been pulled for the winter. With Timisoara last week and Glasgow this week, the future doesn't look remotely bright for any other single aircraft bases.

[shamrock7seal]

Although BOH is a single aircraft base in winter, 3 aircraft are needed in the summer months (with one permanent base at the airport and the rest flown in from other bases)