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Unexpected Ryanair decision concerning summer 2025 flights affects Hungary
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Ryanair plans to reduce capacities by 18% in 12 routes this summer compared to the summer of 2024 in Spain. That means deleting approximately 800,000 seats, a decision that would hit Spain’s tourism. Meanwhile, they plan to transfer freed capacities to other countries where governments facilitate growth. The good news is that one of the target countries is Hungary.
According to portfolio.hu, Ryanair, one of Europe’s largest low-cost airlines, was outraged by the decision of the Spanish state-owned Aena airport operator to increase operation fees. As a result, they decided to reduce capacities in Spain by 18%, which means deleting 800,000 seats in 12 routes. Based on their relevant statement, the Irish budget airline said they would delete flights to Jerez and Valladolid. Meanwhile, they will cut flight frequency to Vigo, Santiago de Compostela, Zaragoza, and Santander. Experts believe the measure will affect the Spanish tourism sector, especially on the economy of regional destinations.
Ryanair is free to change their routes but the reasoning sounds strange. The flights to/from Valladolid, Vigo, Santiago de Compostela, Zaragoza, and Santander are not mainly to bring visitors to those cities but to allow their citizens to travel to other cities. Hence, by reducing these routes, citizens can make tourism locally instead of spending their money thousands of kilometers away