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Originally Posted by munrobagger
Edinburgh / Barcelona to be axed due to poor loadings - now that's a surprise .
Jet 2 must be favourites as there are " discussions with other airlines " Jet2 could be possible providers of a year-round EDI-BCN service, as indeed could easyJet, but as Jack1985 says, an extended Vueling schedule could be possible too. It's capacity which I'm sure EDI will recover. |
Spain to cut airport costs from Jan 14 to increase traffic, reduced rates will apply to new routes or any increase in flights from all carriers. Madrid and Barcelona will see the doubling of charges reversed.
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Spain to cut airport costs from Jan 14 to increase traffic, reduced rates will apply to new routes or any increase in flights from all carriers. Madrid and Barcelona will see the doubling of charges reversed. Just a thought. Ex |
Ryanair have called a press conference tomorrow in Dublin, suggestions that a deal may of being done to scrap the €3 Travel Tax.
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Ryanair have called a press conference tomorrow in Dublin, suggestions that a deal may of being done to scrap the €3 Travel Tax. |
Wow you mean 2 Govts deciding that maybe introducing a travel tax (after being told how stupid it is) have finally realised how stupid it is.
Next Govts will be asking does a animal with fur go to toilet in the woods.......:ugh::ugh: |
The Government announced that the travel tax was to be withdrawn today, Aer Lingus, Aer Arann and Ryanair have already given statements to that effect. |
Wow you mean 2 Govts deciding that maybe introducing a travel tax (after being told how stupid it is) have finally realised how stupid it is. Next Govts will be asking does a animal with fur go to toilet in the woods.......:ugh::ugh: You never know the UK may realise it in time or do you feel it was a good move from the UK Gov? |
They have but FR have also called a press conference for tomorrow and I don't think it will be about a little statement. I wouldn't expect a new route, although it could help some routes that were struggling, or perhaps extend some Seasonal routes a little longer. |
Yes, but my point was that this wasn't "A deal may have been done", Ryanair didn't know about this prior to today, it wasn't them making a deal with the Government, if they had they would have had a conference scheduled already before the budget and you can bet MOL would have been screaming from the roof tops about how Ryanair had freed the people of Ireland from "An unfair and uneconomic tax", although no doubt he'll try and claim he did in tomorrow conference. I wouldn't expect a new route, although it could help some routes that were struggling, or perhaps extend some Seasonal routes a little longer. |
Any word from the presser in Dublin?
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Not sure if DUB will benefit but SNN might see increase in base.
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I million extra passengers from Ireland from April at DUB, ORK, SNN, KIR and NOC combined. Not a lot of detail but will talk to airports over next 2 days to see where new routes are needed and increased freq.
Edit - here's the Press Release Ryanair Will Grow Traffic At Irish Airports By Over 1m Passengers? |
So all Irish airports and Stansted getting more Ryanair traffic next year. We certainly haven't seen that for a while!
Strange that we haven't really yet heard anything about expansion plans in Spain, especially for Barcelona and Madrid, following AENA's move to lower charges. Ryanair do not get any new aircraft until September 2014. Could it be maybe that they don't have enough aircraft to commit to Spain as well? If Stansted, and then airports in Ireland and Spain see substantial growth next year and with no new aircraft coming in, there really is going to have to be quite a bit of cutting back from other markets. |
Ryanair asking pax for comments on how to make FR a better airline(flood gates open)
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Ryanair do not get any new aircraft until September 2014 |
and the current fleet reduces before then, capacity will be tight next summer. Additionally there are least 738's stored by Lease co's ........... As FR / Boeing have sourced end users for the 738's that the new aircraft will replace then also posssible a deal will become available. Everything is possible. |
Assuming of course all these extra passengers are suddenly going to appear overnight. Most of Europe is still under a dark economic cloud with money still very tight for most people, so I would just hold your horses so to speak unless, of course, someone waves a magic wand!
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Ireland
I perceive these expansion promises mostly as a kind of MOL's political manifesto ("reducing taxes is good for tourism, air travel, economy etc"). In general terms his attitude towards taxation is correct. Lower taxes are good for economy, albeit in that context the expansion will not necessary be good for his airline; the Irish "economic niche" is limited by size (of the country and its population) and the 4€ difference in taxation will not necessary have as obvious "boost potential" as Ryanair would like to prove.
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Pee, correct me if I'm wrong but I thought the tax was €3 to UK and €10 to any other destination.
Ireland isn't unique in having an air travel tax and I'm sure many outsiders in a similar situation will look on with interest at the benefits of its removal. It is obvious the Exchequer's tax take on promised growth in overseas tourism numbers and earnings will more than offset the loss especially when coupled with the retained reduced VAT reduction for the tourism and hospitality sector. Ryanair is one of the airlines that will avail of the opportunity created. |
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