Ryanair Announces 9 New Domestic UK Routes

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Ryanair has announced the launch of nine new domestic routes to and from various cities in the UK in response to the government's decision to cut the Air Passenger Duty (APD) by 50% for domestic travel starting from April 2023. However, Ryanair believes that this reduction in APD does not consider the importance of international connectivity for the UK's economy and tourism growth. Therefore, Ryanair urged the UK government to abolish APD for all types of travel immediately since this would promote tourism, support job creation, and improve the UK's connectivity as an island-based economy on the edge of Europe.

“Ryanair is pleased to announce 9 new domestic UK routes in direct response to the UK Govt's50% reduction in UK APD from tomorrow, 1 Apr. Reducing APD will result in market growth in the UK, and these new routes show just that, with 74 weekly flights scheduled across Belfast, Bournemouth, Cardiff, and Edinburgh. East Midlands, London, Manchester, and Newquay representing 95% growth on our UK domestic schedule compared to last Summer.

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"While the halving of APD on domestic flights from April 2023 has allowed Ryanair to add more domestic routes to our UK schedule for Summer 2023, if we are to continue to grow and drive traffic/tourism recovery for the UK, the UK Govt should immediately scrap APD for all travel and provide incentives for airlines like Ryanair to stimulate growth and recovery for the entire UK market.”, said Jade Kirwan, Ryanair's Head of Communications.

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