Budget carrier Ryanair has blamed the latest rise in Air Passenger Duty for a review of its UK flights, which it says will be cut by “up to 10%” in 2025.
From Travel Weekly, the slashed capacity could represent up to five million passengers, warned the airline’s chief executive Michael O’Leary.
On Wednesday (October 30), Chancellor Rachel Reeves outlined in her first Budget how Air Passenger Duty (APD) on economy class short-haul flights will rise by “no more than £2”, and will increase by 50% for flights by private jet.
O’Leary said: “Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ idiotic decision to further raise the UK’s already high air travel taxes will deliver cuts, not growth.”
The airline said that a family of four flying to Spain next year will pay £60 in air travel taxes – which makes the UK “a less competitive destination for tourism and airline investment”.
