Ryanair plan ‘major flights reduction’ from Prestwick
20.07.09
Ryanair is planning a major reduction in services from Prestwick Airport this winter, The Herald has reported. The newspaper says that its seating capacity is to be cut by nearly a third and its number of routes from the Ayrshire hub reduced from 24 to 16.
The budget airline is facing pressure from a downturn in aviation and a rise in government passenger duty, but has so far largely maintained its destination network from Prestwick during this summer's schedule. However, its agreement to base planes at Edinburgh Airport is reported to have had a dramatic impact on passenger numbers at Prestwick, which have been compounded by the recession.
Both the airline and airport said talks over the winter schedule, which is due to begin in October, were ongoing and flights could yet be added. However, scheduling information used within the industry, based on information supplied by airlines, shows a 30% reduction in Ryanair's seating capacity at Prestwick this December compared to a year earlier, while the network of destinations served has been reduced by eight.
Ryanair has already axed services to Bournemouth and Krakow. Among the routes due to go in October are Budapest, Milan, Rome, Stockholm, Marseille and Frankfurt Hahn.
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