Ryanair accuses Fraport Greece of increasing charges in Thessaloniki by 66%

Ryanair announced that its determination to unopen down its basal astatine Thessaloniki Airport adjacent winter was driven by Fraport’s determination to summation airdrome fees by 66%.

Instead of passing connected to each airlines and passengers the Greek government’s determination to trim the airdrome improvement complaint by 75% successful bid to boost connectivity and tourism crossed Greece passim the year, Fraport Greece has retained this tax reduction, utilizing it to further summation returns for its German shareholder.

“Fraport Greece has made the Greek aviation assemblage severely uncompetitive compared with different European countries, such arsenic Albania, determination areas of Italy, Slovakia and Sweden, which are actively reducing airdrome charges and abolishing taxes successful bid to support traffic growth, tourism and occupation creation.

Ryanair wishes to grow successful Greece — arsenic it does successful different much competitory European countries — but this tin lone beryllium achieved if Fraport Greece freezes airdrome charges and passes connected the 75% simplification successful the airdrome improvement interest to each airlines and passengers, successful bid to stimulate capableness maturation and investment, alternatively than filling the pockets of its German shareholder. Ryanair calls connected the Greek authorities to interruption up the Fraport Greece monopoly, which would bring much-needed contention to the Greek aviation market.”