Claim that Ryanair makes €27m from no-show passengers

RYANAIR are pocketing up to €27 million from airport charges and government taxes paid by passengers who don’t make their flights, it was claimed yesterday.

The allegation has sparked another war of words between the low fares airline and the airport management company Aer Rianta.

Almost 900,000 people booked flights with Ryanair last year but then didn’t show up for their flights.