Ryanair cuts routes as costs soar
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair said it would slash flights from Dublin in the 2008-2009 winter season, blaming high jet fuel and airport costs.
By Agencies |
LONDON: Irish low-cost airline Ryanair said on Tuesday it would slash flights from Dublin in the 2008-2009 winter season, blaming high jet fuel and airport costs.
The no-frills carrier said in a statement that it would operate 18 aircraft at Dublin airport this winter, with fewer than 1,200 weekly flights.
That compared with 22 Ryanair aircraft flying 1,350 weekly trips in the 2007-2008 winter season, it added.
"With oil at 140 dollars a barrel, flights at high cost/expensive airports like Dublin must be reduced this winter when fares are very low," Ryanair said in the statement.
The price of oil had hit record highs above 147 dollars per barrel last Friday. Jet fuel, or kerosene, is distilled from crude oil.
The no-frills carrier said in a statement that it would operate 18 aircraft at Dublin airport this winter, with fewer than 1,200 weekly flights.
That compared with 22 Ryanair aircraft flying 1,350 weekly trips in the 2007-2008 winter season, it added.
"With oil at 140 dollars a barrel, flights at high cost/expensive airports like Dublin must be reduced this winter when fares are very low," Ryanair said in the statement.
The price of oil had hit record highs above 147 dollars per barrel last Friday. Jet fuel, or kerosene, is distilled from crude oil.
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