Overview

• The airline will outline affected airports and the precise reductions at a press conference in Madrid on September 3.
• Aena, which is 51% state-controlled, plans to raise per-passenger charges by 6.5% to about €11.03 from March 1, 2026 to help fund expansions at Madrid and Barcelona.
• CEO Eddie Wilson said the carrier will invest where it gets a return and blamed government indifference, warning regions face fewer passengers, jobs and connections.
• Ryanair says it may redeploy aircraft and capacity to markets such as Italy, Sweden, Croatia, Hungary and Morocco.
• The carrier already cut roughly 800,000 seats earlier this year, ending operations in Jerez and Valladolid and reducing traffic at Vigo, Santiago, Zaragoza, Asturias and Santander.