Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary threatens to leave Brussels Airport and to reduce flights from Charleroi. This week, he explained to the press that Ryanair welcomed 17 million passengers in August. “In Belgium, however, I don’t foresee growth,” O’Leary explained to Belgian newspaper La Libre Belgique.
Looking at Brussels Airport, the Irish low-cost might drop its activities at Brussels as from Winter 2022-2023.
For Brussels Airport South Charleroi, the CEO might reduce flights as well. “If we can have a better deal at another airport, we will move there,” O’Leary said.
Michael O’Leary denounces the introduction of the recently introduced Belgian embarkation tax. “On top of that stupid tax, the ceo of Brussels Airport has made the decision to raise prices,” it sounds aggrieved.
Great. If we could get rid of MOL’s human-freight planes, then Zaventem Airport would hopefully again dismantle the abattoir/prison like holding pens and the horrible tunnel system leading to their apron boarding positions. Would have been ok if only used for MOL, but other airlines got to use them too, which is really horrible. Good riddance.
Perfect! Let him go! We perfectly live at the EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (nearly) without this cutthroat. (with only one connection to Dublin and one, only seasonal, by Lauda to Belgrad). MOL’s extortionate methods shouldn’t be considered any longer – but giving the airports and the other airlines a real chance to work in an real market. If MOL is interested into flights from Belgium, he will accept the higher fees, if not, so what? Noise for nothing – from an airline which has already passed the zenith of its success.
[…] recent threat of Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary to quit Brussels Airport might come true after all. The Irish low-cost airline calls in its Brussels based employees on […]
[…] recent threat of Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary to quit Brussels Airport might come true after all. The Irish low-cost airline calls in its Brussels based employees on […]