Overview

• The airline will remove about one million seats for the October–March season, cutting 41% at regional airports and 10% in the Canary Islands, and cancelling 36 regional–Canary links.
• Santiago de Compostela loses the Ryanair base and roughly 80% of its winter offer, with operations ceasing at Vigo and Tenerife Norte, while Valladolid and Jerez remain without service.
• Capacity reductions hit Zaragoza (-45%), Santander (-38%), Asturias (-16%) and Vitoria (-2%), with Ryanair indicating increases at larger airports such as Málaga and Alicante.
• Ryanair cites Aena’s planned 2026 tariff rise of about 6.5% to €11.03 per passenger; Aena says €0.45 of the €0.68 increase recoups 2024 shortfalls under the regulated formula.
• Aena and senior ministers reject Ryanair’s pressure as “chantaje,” with labor and connectivity meetings requested and the airline preparing a CNMC challenge while shifting seats to Italy, Morocco, Croatia, Albania, Sweden and Hungary.