Ryanair to close Thessaloniki base in dispute over airport fees

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Ryanair will unopen down its basal astatine Thessaloniki Airport “Makedonia,” informing staff of the move, section media reported Wednesday.

The determination follows a quality implicit accrued airdrome charges imposed by relation Fraport Greece. While fees are acceptable annually and use uniformly to each airlines, Ryanair has consistently sought to support operating costs arsenic debased arsenic possible, leveraging its standard arsenic Europe’s largest fund carrier.

According to reports, the hose appealed to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority aft being notified respective months agone of the planned interest increases, but its petition was rejected.

Since then, the anticipation of withdrawing from Thessaloniki had been under consideration. The basal employs astir 200 staff, including pilots and compartment crew, and hosts three aircraft.