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Ryanair Loses Airport Slots Over Persistent Delays
19 Nov
Summary
- Ryanair's landing slots at Eindhoven Airport were revoked.
- Flights from Sofia and Pisa were frequently over an hour late.
- The airline is appealing the decision to European bodies.
Ryanair has had two of its landing slots revoked at Eindhoven Airport, a rare punitive measure by airport authorities for repeated late arrivals. The airport's coordination body, ACNL, stated that the low-cost carrier's flights were consistently delayed, often by more than an hour.
The affected flights were primarily those arriving from Sofia, Bulgaria, on Mondays and Pisa, Italy, on Thursdays. This action by ACNL means Ryanair will lose these slots for the upcoming summer schedule, impacting its operations at the Dutch hub.
Ryanair has strongly contested the decision, launching an appeal to the European Commission and Dutch courts. The airline argues that the penalty is disproportionate and criticizes ACNL for penalizing airlines over delays caused by air traffic control, which they claim are often minor and outside the airline's control.
