Ryanair cancels 17 winter routes from Dublin Airport over the sites ‘mismanagement’ - see full list of affected destinations

Ryanair has announced it is cutting its winter schedule this year from a popular airport over the site’s “mismanagement” and “understaffing”.

The airline has cancelled 17 routes from Dublin Airport and moved 19 of its Boeing aircraft to EU airports instead.

Ryanair said it has made the decision to move 19 of its aircraft because these European airports offer incentives to carriers that grow passenger numbers using lower CO2 emitting and quieter aircraft.

Luton Airport in the UK, as well as airports in Spain and Italy will see the "Gamechanger" aircraft moved to them.

Ryanair said it made the decision to cut its schedule due to a multitude of “failures” by Dublin Airport’s operator DAA.

DAA, previously called Dublin Airport Authority, is a commercial semi-state airport company in Ireland which owns and operates Dublin Airport and Cork Airport.

Ryanair said DAA has “ongoing Capex mismanagement” and has failed to “deliver a meaningful environmental incentive scheme that rewards lower emission aircraft”.

It said it had also increased passenger charges by 45% which helped its decision to cut back on its winter schedule.

The airline added: “DAA has a history of mismanagement at Dublin Airport, including understaffing summer security, wasting taxpayers’ money on ill-thought-out infrastructure projects and failing to support low-cost access and sustainable growth”.

Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson said it is a “regrettable” decision but there are “no incentives at Dublin to grow traffic or reward investment in aircraft with lower CO2 and noise emissions.”

He added: "Unlike most other EU airports, the DAA is unfortunately focused on increasing passenger charges by 45% and wasting €250m on a tunnel the same size as the Dublin Port tunnel that is not needed.

"DAA needs to build low-cost infrastructure to support passenger growth and connectivity but has failed to implement a growth incentive scheme or indeed lower charges that reward those airlines who invest in lower emission aircraft.”

Mr Wilson said he is not hopeful that any of the additional Boeing aircraft due to be delivered to the airline will be put in Dublin.

The DAA has “categorically denied false claims” by Ryanair that airport charges will increase by 45% next year. Its chief executive Kenny Jacobs said he was “surprised and disappointed” by the airline’s announcement.

He said: “I am baffled why any airline with sustainability ambitions would choose to turn down the opportunity to operate lower CO2 emission and less noisy aircraft at Dublin Airport by turning down the new discount schemes.

“The Ryanair decision to reduce their Max fleet at Dublin Airport next winter is adding to their cost base when by actually increasing the Max fleet they would in fact pay even less in 2024 that they will in 2023.”

Mr Jacobs added that Ryanair’s claim of a 45% increase in charges in 2024 is false and urges “those making such false statements to redo their sums and more importantly study the range of sustainability incentives proposed at Dublin Airport.”

Which Ryanair routes will be cancelled from Dublin Airport this winter?

Listed are the routes that are to be cut this winter.

Carcassonne, France

Nuremberg, Germany

Billund, Denmark

Bournemouth, UK

Castellón, Spain

Genova, Italy

Klagenfurt, Austria

Košice, Slovakia

Leipzig, Germany

Asturias, Spain

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Palanga, Lithuania

Palermo, Italy

Sibiu, Romania

Santiago, Spain

Suceava, Romania

Szczecin, Poland

NationalWorld has contacted DAA for comment.