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| Ryanair reduces Stansted flights | Ryanair reduces Stansted flights |
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| Budget airline Ryanair has announced a significant reduction in its services at Stansted Airport. | Budget airline Ryanair has announced a significant reduction in its services at Stansted Airport. |
| Ryanair will reduce the number of aircraft it runs at the airport by 40% in its winter schedule, and will cut the number of flights by 30%, it said. | Ryanair will reduce the number of aircraft it runs at the airport by 40% in its winter schedule, and will cut the number of flights by 30%, it said. |
| The company said that Stansted was one of its two most expensive bases, the other being Dublin. | The company said that Stansted was one of its two most expensive bases, the other being Dublin. |
| Ryanair added that an increase in air passenger duty tax was also a big factor in its decision. | Ryanair added that an increase in air passenger duty tax was also a big factor in its decision. |
| The airline operated 40 aircraft from Stansted in the summer but said this would fall to 24 this winter. | The airline operated 40 aircraft from Stansted in the summer but said this would fall to 24 this winter. |
| It said it would switch the 16 aircraft it was withdrawing from Stansted to other European bases. | |
| It expects to carry 2.5 million fewer passengers between October and March. | It expects to carry 2.5 million fewer passengers between October and March. |
| Ryanair also reduced its capacity at Stansted last winter, cutting its fleet from 36 planes to 28. |