Ryanair is to cut 100 jobs at Shannon and reduce the number of routes from 30 to 25 in an effort to reduce losses.
It is also expected a further 700 support jobs will be lost at the airport.During a media briefing this week, Michael O'Leary Ryanair’s CEO blamed the €10 Airport tax introduced last October for having a "damaging impact" on bookings from March 30. He also said the move by the government was "tourism suicide".
It is also expected a further 700 support jobs will be lost at the airport.During a media briefing this week, Michael O'Leary Ryanair’s CEO blamed the €10 Airport tax introduced last October for having a "damaging impact" on bookings from March 30. He also said the move by the government was "tourism suicide".
The Ryanair boss said that traffic would fall by 40% at Shannon, resulting in a reduction of 700,000 passengers per year, reports the Limerick Post.
