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Ryanair to reduce Stansted services

Airline cuts aircraft by 40%

 

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Ryanair has today announced that it is to decrease its Stansted winter schedule by 40% from October 2009.

The airline, recently judged to be the world's favourite by the International Air Transport Association, currently operates 40 aircraft from Stansted Airport, but will reduce this to just 24 between October 2009-March 2010. The decrease in aircraft will also represent a 30% drop in the number of weekly flights.

Michael O'Leary, chief executive of Ryanair, said: "Sadly UK traffic and tourism continues to collapse while Ryanair continues to grow traffic rapidly in those countries which welcome tourists instead of taxing them. Ryanair's 40% capacity cutback at London Stansted shows just how much Gordon Brown's £10 tourist tax and the BAA monopoly's high airport charges are damaging London and UK tourism and the British economy generally."

Speaking of the reduction, Stansted Airport's managing director, Stewart Wingate, said: "Today's announcement means it is business as usual here at London Stansted Airport.

"Last winter Ryanair 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. We have factored this potential outcome into our latest passenger forecasts. However, it should be noted that Ryanair recently announced it will launch a new service to Oslo from Stansted this October.

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"Ryanair are one of the most profitable airlines in the world and the success of their base here, where they have invested millions in new facilities, has helped them become as successful at they are today."

"Stansted has been good for Ryanair and in turn, Ryanair has been good for Stansted flying nearly five million passengers to destinations across Europe in Winter 2008. We look forward to continuing this successful relationship for many years to come."

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July 21, 2009

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