Ryanair to axe Manchester flights
Manchester to Marseille flights are among those that will stop or switch to other UK airports from October 1
LOW-COST airline Ryanair has announced it is axing nine continental services from Manchester, including those to Marseille.
The firm says it will stop Manchester flights to the affected airports from October 1. Customers who had booked will be contacted and offered a refund or – for some destinations – an alternative flight from East Midlands, Leeds Bradford or Liverpool.
The firm says the decision is due to the fact Manchester refused to lower its charges to the airline.
Ryanair spokesman Stephen McNamara said: “Ryanair continues to lower fares to encourage travel, but with passengers paying lower fares, airports must lower their charges. We had offered new routes, traffic and growth to Manchester Airport but since they prefer to preserve their high cost base than to grow, we will now switch or close nine Manchester routes.”
He added: “Ryanair will continue to grow at low cost airports which work with us to deliver the low fares required to keep passengers flying during this recession. We apologise to passengers affected by these cancellations and will contact them in the coming weeks.”
