Ryanair calls on Government to shelve travel tax

Ryanair has called on the Irish Government to shelve its plans to introduce a €10 air travel tax after Belgium today abandoned plans for a similar tax owing to fears of its impact on tourism providers in the country.

"It is obvious that the Belgian government listened to the concerns of the tourism and aviation industries on the impact this tax would have on tourism," Ryanair's Stephen McNamara said.