BJSLIV Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Reading some recent UK newspapers I see that to gain the support of the Green party, the recently re-elected Mayor has pledged to end Ryanair's subsidy at Tours airport. If this goes ahead it is thought likely that Ryanair will withdraw the Stansted to Tours link. I hadn't picked this up in the La Nouvelle Republique, but sure enough there is quite a heated debate going on. Some of JG's supporters think the subsidy should continue, but many think they should obey EU laws and end a subsidy which was only legal in the context of supporting a new route. It will be interesting to see how it develops but one can imagine that Mr O'Leary would miss the Region's current hand-out of 830,000 Euros per year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCanary Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Wow! That is some handout!Presumably Ryanair get similar subsidies from all the locations they fly to? Yet, to look at the decor inside Tours' terminal, you would think it is Ryanair who is doing the subsidising.Any idea as to when the decision is likely to be made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 It might not be the only destination they quit - according to other web sites, both expat specific and aviation specific, Ryanair are grounding about 20 of their aircraft this Winter becasue of the unfavourable fuel costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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