The move could affect five million passengers
Ryanair is planning to axe hundreds of flights from UK airports afters its CEO slammed an 'idiotic' Budget decision.
He described chancellor Rachel Reeves' decision to raise air travel taxes as 'idiotic' and said it was a 'short-sighted tax grab'. He added the Budget had 'damaged' UK growth prospects and 'made air travel much more expensive'.Air Passenger Duty for short-haul international flights will increase by £2 for economy tickets from April 1, 2026, with a much higher rate of 50 per cent for wealthy private jet owners.
"This short-sighted tax grab will make air travel much more expensive for ordinary UK families going on holidays abroad and will make the UK a less competitive destination compared to Ireland, Sweden, Hungary and Italy where these Governments are abolishing travel taxes to stimulate traffic, tourism, and jobs growth in their economies."
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