Ryanair threatens to stroke flight: government has to reduce high tax!

Ryanair threatens to stroke flight: government has to reduce high tax!

Wien, Österreich - Ryanair, the controversial low -cost airline, has announced that it would significantly expand your flight offer in Austria, while at the same time threatening with a retreat, the high air traffic taxes should not be abolished. For the summer of 2025, the airline is planning five new routes to connect the travelers from Vienna to Salerno and from Linz to Bari, London, Alicante and Salzburg. But the pressure on the Austrian government is enormous: the 12-euro air traffic tax is considered one of the highest in Europe and, according to Ryanair, urgently has to be abolished in order to secure the country's competitiveness, since comparable countries such as Sweden and Hungary have already deleted such taxes. This reports, among other things, 5min.at.

The consequences of the high fees are dramatic: Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, warns that the cost -intensive conditions in Austria will lead to traffic on cheaper airports in Europe. "Vienna's failure to reduce the high airport and security fees will continue to increase flight prices from and to Vienna," he says. This development would not only harm the transport and tourism sector, but also endanger jobs in Austria, as Fliegerweb reports. O’Leary emphasizes that Ryanair has achieved an impressive increase in traffic of 160 % since 2019 and promises great growth for the upcoming years, especially when the government reacts to the claims and abolish the tax. A positive turn could lead to a doubling of the passenger volume in the next five years.

The pressure on the government is growing

The airline sees the new federal government responsibility and asks them again to take measures to promote travel and tourism growth. Vienna Airport is currently also planning a fee of 5 % for 2025, which would only further tighten the situation. "We are the only airline in Europe that records traffic growth, and costs are the decisive factor for our decisions," emphasizes O’Leary and asks the political decision -makers to take the initiative. Therefore, the fate of air traffic in Austria could be in the hands of the Austrian government, which is now asked to take proactive steps to counter the impending withdrawal of Ryanair.