Ryanair to slash passenger capacity to Spain by 1m passenger seats this winter

Airline will reduce services to regional airports after airport operator Aena increases fees

Ryanair plans to cut the number of flights to and from regional airports in Spain in reaction to a fee increase by state-controlled airport operator Aena. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Ryanair plans to cut the number of flights to and from regional airports in Spain in reaction to a fee increase by state-controlled airport operator Aena.

The airline will officially announce next Wednesday a reduction of its capacity to and from regional airports by about 1m passenger seats during the coming winter, said Eddie Wilson, chief executive of Ryanair DAC, the largest of five subsidiary airlines operated by the Ryanair Group, according to Europa Press.