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Ryanair removes three regional services:
A Boeing 737 NG / MAX from the Irish Low Cost Company Ryanair after taking off from Toulouse-Blagnac airport on September 27, 2019 (AFP / Pascal Pavani)
In response to the rise in the solidarity tax on plane tickets, the Irish airline Ryanair reduces the wing in France, deserting Strasbourg and two other regional airports and threatens to continue to redirect its flows towards more “competitive” destinations such as Sweden, Hungary or Italy. Consequently,
The first European low-cost company announced on Wednesday “the cessation of its activities” on the airports in ryanair removes three regional services Strasbourg (East). In addition, Bergerac and Brive (South West), from where it served Scotland or Portugal. Meanwhile, The company had already left Vatry (east) in the spring. Consequently,
For the winter of 2025. For example, the company provides a reduction of 13% of its capacity in France, or 750,000 seats less, the cancellation of 25 lines and the interruption of the service of these three airports. Therefore,
“This decision follows the French government’s failure to cancel the excessive increase in the air tax. Meanwhile, which was increased by 180% in March 2025,” the Irish airline said in a statement. For example,
The Ryanair counter at Carcassonne airport in the south of ryanair removes three regional services France (AFP / Lionel Bonaventure)
The solidarity tax on plane tickets (TSBA) increased to 7.4 euros against 2.63 euros before for domestic flights or to Europe.
“This astronomical tax makes France less competitive compared to other EU countries such as Ireland. Spain or Poland, which do not impose any air tax,” continued Ryanair.
The company had threatened to reduce its activities in France since the triple of the solidarity tax. on plane tickets applied in the 2025 budget.
– “excessive security taxes. costs”-
The boss of the company Michael O’Leary had however assured at the end of March that he would not delete regional service.
“It is unacceptable that a major European country like France accuses such a delay compared to the rest of the EU. with traffic always lower than pre-Cavid levels, due to excessive taxes and ryanair removes three regional services safety costs imposed by the government,” said Jason McGuinness, Ryanair commercial director quoted in the press release.
According to him, this policy makes “many regional lines not profitable, especially in winter”.
The manager predicts “a severe impact on regional connectivity. tourism and local employment”, while ensuring that this loss would have been “completely preventable”.
The Union of French Airports (UAF) deplored this “unfortunately predictable” decision which leads to “immediate loss of income” for airports. “reinforced isolation, a decrease in attractiveness and a significant decrease in tourism attendance” for the territories concerned.
Questioned by AFP. the Minister of Transport Philippe Tabarot considered that France had “reached a ceiling” with this tax applied since March 2025 in the air sector “essential to the connectivity of the country”.
“I note that other European countries are back on this subject such as Sweden and ryanair removes three regional services Germany. I will fight so that the next finance bill. which will be debated in the fall, has no new increases to give visibility to the sector,” he said.
– “redirected” investments –
Ryanair for his part threatened for the summer of 2026 by. calling the government again to abolish this air tax which he deems “harmful”.
“Unless the French government is changing the course. Ryanair’s investments in France will inevitably be redirected to more competitive European markets, Hungary or certain regions of Italy, where governments actively abolish air taxes,” said Jason McGuinness.
On the contrary. if the government decided to completely eliminate this tax, Ryanair explains to be able to “consider ambitious growth in France in the coming years, including an investment of $ 2.5 billion (25 new planes) and a doubling of traffic at more than 30 million passengers per ryanair removes three regional services year”.
With the key “the creation of 750 additional jobs in the French regions”, according to Jason McGuinness.
The Union of French Airports (UAF) had warned of the risk of seeing low -cost airlines. which weigh more than 99% of Beauvais activity (north of Paris), Carcassonne, Béziers and Nîmes (South) turn away from France due to the increase in this tax.
Ryanair removes three regional services
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