SPANISH holidays are under threat as Ryanair looks to cancel even more flights to the popular European destination.
Ryanair has slammed the Spanish government over rising airport fees in the country, warning that they could reduce even more flights to Spain.
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It comes as Aena – Spain‘s airports operator – plans to increase airport fees by 3.8 per cent each year between 2027 and 2031, which works out to 21 per cent total over five years.
Yesterday, Ryanair’s CEO Eddie Wilson said the new fees are “neglecting regional Spain” and that there could be further cancellations if the new charges go ahead.
Mr Wilson previously said: “Next winter we will make further cuts to regional airport services and I remind you that our total traffic in Spain for this summer will only grow by 0.5 per cent compared to 9 per cent in Italy, 11 per cent in Morocco or 20 per cent in Poland.
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“Aena’s proposal to increase fares by 21 per cent is regrettable, but not surprising, as this airport monopoly has a history of applying the highest fares at the expense of traffic development, especially at Spain’s regional airports, which are 70 per cent empty.”
He added that if the fees did increase it would “make even the most popular airports in Spain uncompetitive” and that Ryanair would turn to “other places in Europe where rates are more competitive”.
These destinations would include Albania, Sweden, Italy and Morocco.
Ryanair has already slashed 1.8million seats, with another 1.2million set for this summer. This includes all flights being cancelled to:
- Asturias
- Vigo
- Tenerife North
- Jerez
- Valladolid
Here’s more on which Spanish destinations are losing their Ryanair flights.