Ryanair to axe hundreds of flights from UK airports after 'idiotic' Budget
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRyanair is planning to axe hundreds of flights from UK airports afters its CEO slammed an 'idiotic' Budget decision. The move to slash flights by 10 per cent next year could affect five million passengers, the Mirror reports.
It comes after CEO Michael O'Leary said he would be scaling back the airline's operations following Labour’s decision to increase the tax on airline tickets.
He described chancellor Rachel Reeves' decision to raise air travel taxes as 'idiotic' and said it was a 'short-sighted tax grab'.
He added the Budget had 'damaged' UK growth prospects and 'made air travel much more expensive'. READ NEXT: Bank of England 'nailed on' to cut interest rate as experts issue Budget warning Air Passenger Duty (APD) for short-haul international flights will increase by £2 for economy tickets from April 1, 2026, with a much higher rate of 50 per cent for wealthy private jet owners.
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