Ryanair is to add 50,000 seats between Belfast and London over the Christmas period as the budget airline continues to rail against the annual passenger cap at Dublin Airport.
The company claims that it would traditionally add 270,000 seats to and from Dublin during the busy holiday period, but that the 32m cap on passenger numbers at their airport has required the aviation regulator to impose limits on discretionary flights over the winter.
Ryanair has also warned that it could significantly increase fares to and from Dublin over Christmas due to the cap, and the company has urged customers to book early.
“Currently today in late August, our lowest fares from London to Dublin on Friday 20, Saturday 21 or Sunday 22 December are rapidly approaching €100 one-way due to this government’s failure to allow airlines to run extra flights to/from Dublin this Christmas,” said Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair.
The cap was enacted in …