Ryanair cuts at Stansted raise second home owner fears
Thousands of second home owners face being cut off over the winter as Ryanair
announced drastic cutbacks in services from Stansted.
announced drastic cutbacks in services from Stansted.
10 of the routes operated by the airline being cut completely and frequency cuts
on another 30.
Telegraph, that two or three Irish services would be cut completely while the
rest would be on the continent.
of France could be vulnerable.
February and they never have.
are hardly going to fill a plane.
Brown.”
is operating 168 fewer flights than it did during the same period last year.
and will, for the first time see a reduction in the annual total of passengers
on its planes, which will fall from 30 million to 29 million.
living beneath Stansted’s flightpath and come at a time when residents are campaigning
against plans for a second runway.
cutting or dropping landing charges completely during the slack winter months.
crisis since the September 11 terrorist outrages.
the International Air Transport Association said that major carriers were on course
to lose £5.6 billion this year.
having to brace themselves for a tough few months.
viable,” said Gert Zonneveld of Panmure Gordon.
this year.
charges and the small but unwelcome increase in Air Passenger Duty.”
down to regional airports telling them to cut or scrap their charges, otherwise
he will yank capacity out.”
reduced its aircraft fleet here to 28, this year it will be 24. It is common
practice for them to reduce frequency to various destinations during the winter
season as they have done in previous years,” a spokesman said.
However, it should be noted that Ryanair recently announced it will launch a
new service to Olso from Stansted this October.
of their base here, where they have invested millions in new facilities, has helped
them become as successful as they are today.”
for Stansted Airport, Stop Stansted Expansion’s Economics Adviser Brian Ross said:
“The idea that there is any need for a 2nd runway at Stansted is now simply pie
in the sky. It is also clear that expansion plans have become a distraction for
BAA management at Stansted at the expense of the underlying business.”"Ryanair
accounts for 2/3 passengers using Stansted. (SSE)