Manchester Airport falls out with Ryanair

RYANAIR, in one of its petulant moods, is to cancel nine out of ten of its routes out of Manchester Airport following a disagreement over fees and will transfer some of them to alternative airports on 1 October.  With its usual exaggeration the airline says that 600 local jobs will be lost.  A Manchester Airport spokesperson said: “Not withstanding all of our investment in Manchester Airport including during the current recession, we don’t believe that charges as low as £3 per passenger are unreasonable.  Clearly, Ryanair do and that’s regrettable.  We’ve consistently cut our charges for the last 15 years even when faced with increased costs such as security.  Passengers will still be able to travel directly to the majority of the destinations affected by choosing other airlines.”  The airport recently completed a £50m overhaul of Terminal 1 creating one of the UK’s largest airside shopping and catering facilities and a completely redesigned flow within the terminal, designed to make the passenger’s journey easier.  The scheme was designed following the completion of an in-depth study into passengers’ state of mind as they travelled through the Airport. www.ryanair.com www.manchesterairport.co.uk

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