Ryanair threat to axe flights over new rules
Ryanair said the closure of its base would result in the loss of 2,500 local jobs (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
Ryanair has threatened to close its base at Weeze airport in Germany unless a decision to restrict the facility's operating hours is reversed, writes John Mulligan.
The low-cost carrier said yesterday that it would terminate flights to and from Weeze airport next week if a court order was not rescinded.
Ryanair said the closure of its base would result in the loss of 2,500 local jobs and 2.5 million passengers a year to the airport.
The carrier has previously delivered on threats to close bases. Last October, it pulled the plug on its base at Spain's Valencia airport following a row with the regional government.
Deputy chief executive Michael Cawley said a deadline of next Wednesday had been set for the court decision to be reversed, adding that it was impossible for the airline to operate its schedule with the new restrictions.
