Ryanair’s summer gamble

With the announcement last week of its largest ever summer schedule Ryanair is taking a gamble in that the 2022 flights will be more than 2019’s record numbers.

From its three London airports (Gatwick, Luton, and Stansted) has added 14 new routes, making 181 total, to include Naples, Madeira and Stockholm. With over 100 based aircraft for summer 2022, Ryanair’s total investment in the UK amounts to over $10bn, employing 3,000+ staff and over 35,000 indirect jobs across 19 UK airports.
 
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said: “Despite launching our biggest ever schedule, the UK Government failed to support this recovery by delaying the reduction in APD [Air Passenger Duty] until 2023. Ryanair again calls on the UK Government to scrap APD completely, to allow airlines and airports to quickly restore traffic, jobs and tourism. The 50% reduction proposed for 2023 is too little, too late as APD puts UK airports at a severe cost disadvantage versus European competitors, and the absence of Government support for aviation and tourism recovery creates further barriers to UK traffic and growth”.

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Ryanair make booking via travel management companies and 3rd party aggregators easier. This will also help the road to travel recovery. You will not get direct corporate bookings - accept all revenues!