Ryanair axe Stansted – Basel flights
10.11.09
Ryanair announced today that it will close its six routes from Basel Airport starting on December 2 after the Swiss airport refused to lower its charges to reflect the lower fares being paid by passengers in the current recession. This move will result in the loss of 18 weekly Basel flights - including from Stansted - and 250,000 passengers per annum.
The budget airline said it had offered Basel an additional 13 weekly flights and 200,000 new passengers if the airport reduced its charges. Basel rejected this offer and Ryanair's routes to/from Alicante, Cagliari, Stansted, Marseille, Porto and Stockholm (Skavsta) will cease from December 2. Passengers affected will be emailed directly by Ryanair and provided with a full refund.
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