{"id":442994,"date":"2026-01-14T15:56:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2026\/01\/14\/ryanair-taglia-un-milione-di-posti-per-i-passeggeri-negli-scali-di-bruxelles\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:37:40","slug":"ryanair-cuts-one-million-passenger-seats-at-brussels-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/01\/14\/ryanair-cuts-one-million-passenger-seats-at-brussels-airports\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryanair cuts one million passenger seats at Brussels airports"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brussels \u2013 Open warfare between Ryanair and the Belgian government. The low-cost airline has decided to cut seats for one million passengers<\/strong> at Brussels airports Charleroi and Zaventem<\/strong>. This drastic decision, taken by the company’s chief executive, Michael O’Leary,<\/strong> is motivated by the increase in taxes for travellers<\/strong>, wanted by the conservative government of Prime Minister Bart De Wever<\/strong>. The consequences will be higher ticket prices. In fact, fewer Ryanair flights will mean higher prices for travelling to the European capital<\/strong>. European tourists and workers are warned. <\/p>\n

The cuts and the tax to be removed<\/h3>\n

The decision is a real turning point. According to O’Leary, Charleroi Airport will lose 1.1 million passengers from its current 10.5 million<\/strong>. Not happy with that, he has threatened a further cut of 1.1 million passengers<\/strong> by 2027.”We will continue to cut until the Belgian government abolishes these stupid taxes<\/strong>,” he said. The bone of contention is the traveller tax introduced by the municipality of Charleroi (\u20ac3 per passenger) and the Belgian government.\n<\/p>\n

From April, the Brussels executive plans to gradually increase taxation, bringing it from the current \u20ac2 to \u20ac10 by 2027<\/strong>. O’Leary did not forget to make his reasons known by attacking the government: “The Draghi report called on Europe to become more competitive, the De Wever government seems determined to make Belgium even less competitive<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

\nRyanair, on the other hand, praised the liberal approach of countries such as Sweden, Italy, Hungary and Switzerland. “They have abolished or reduced aviation taxes<\/strong>,” continues the CEO, “with the aim of supporting traffic, tourism and employment.” <\/p>\n

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Ryanair Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n