Ryanair to cut Brussels winter schedule over Belgium ticket tax hike
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 9, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 9, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Ryanair will cut 1 million seats and 20 routes from its Brussels winter schedule due to Belgium's decision to increase the air passenger ticket tax.
Dec 9 (Reuters) - Ryanair said on Tuesday said it would cut 1 million seats and 20 routes from its Brussels 2026/27 winter schedule over Belgium's decision to raise tax on air passenger tickets to 10 euros ($11.64) from 2027.
($1 = 0.8590 euros)
(Reporting by Raechel Thankam Job in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)
A winter schedule in aviation refers to the planned flight operations for airlines during the winter months, which may differ from summer schedules due to changes in demand and weather conditions.
Seat capacity in aviation refers to the total number of passenger seats available on an aircraft for a specific flight or within a fleet.
A tax hike is an increase in the amount of tax that individuals or businesses are required to pay, which can affect pricing and overall economic conditions.
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