Ryanair to cut Brussels Charleroi capacity due to passenger tax
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 14, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 19, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 14, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 19, 2026
Ryanair will reduce flights from Brussels Charleroi by 10% due to a new passenger tax, cutting 1.1 million seats annually.
BRUSSELS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Ryanair plans to operate around 10% fewer flights from Brussels Charleroi Airport due to a new 3 euro ($3.50) passenger tax taking effect from April, Europe's largest low-cost carrier said on Wednesday.
The Irish airline will cut the number of seats from flights landing or taking off from Charleroi by 1.1 million from its current annual total of 10.5 million, Group Chief Executive Michael O'Leary told journalists.
"We will keep cutting until the Belgian government ... abolishes these stupid taxes," O'Leary said.
($1 = 0.8584 euros)
(Reporting by Julia Payne. Writing by Conor Humphries. Editing by Mark Potter)
Flight capacity reduction refers to a decrease in the number of available seats or flights offered by an airline, often due to economic factors or regulatory changes.
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