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| Ryanair closing Manchester routes | Ryanair closing Manchester routes |
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| Ryanair is to switch or close nine of the 10 routes it currently operates from Manchester Airport, blaming the airport's refusal to lower its charges. | Ryanair is to switch or close nine of the 10 routes it currently operates from Manchester Airport, blaming the airport's refusal to lower its charges. |
| The firm said most affected flights would be switched to East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, and Liverpool airports. | The firm said most affected flights would be switched to East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, and Liverpool airports. |
| Ryanair said the change would result in the loss of up to 600 local jobs, a claim disputed by the airport. | |
| The airport told BBC News job losses would be limited, but said the budget airline's decision was "regrettable". | |
| "We also have all but one service that Ryanair offers, served by other airlines that operate at Manchester," said chief executive of Manchester Airport Group, Geoff Muirhead. | |
| "So the damage will be limited." | |
| Full refund | Full refund |
| Ryanair's announcement comes a month after it said it would cut flights from London Stansted by 30% over the winter period, also as a result of a dispute over airport charges. | Ryanair's announcement comes a month after it said it would cut flights from London Stansted by 30% over the winter period, also as a result of a dispute over airport charges. |
| We've consistently cut our charges for the last 15 years even when faced with increased costs such as security Manchester Airport spokesman class="" href="/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_yorkshire/8194785.stm">Ryanair jobs created at new Leeds-Bradford base | |
| The nine routes from Manchester that will close are those to Barcelona (Girona), Bremen, Brussels (Charleroi), Cagliari, Dusseldorf (Weeze), Frankfurt (Hahn), Marseille, Milan (Bergamo) and Shannon. | The nine routes from Manchester that will close are those to Barcelona (Girona), Bremen, Brussels (Charleroi), Cagliari, Dusseldorf (Weeze), Frankfurt (Hahn), Marseille, Milan (Bergamo) and Shannon. |
| The changes, affecting 44 flights a week, will take effect from 1 October. | |
| The airline said passengers affected by the changes would be e-mailed and, "provided with a full refund, or the alternative of flying to some destinations" from East Midlands, Leeds Bradford and Liverpool. | The airline said passengers affected by the changes would be e-mailed and, "provided with a full refund, or the alternative of flying to some destinations" from East Midlands, Leeds Bradford and Liverpool. |
| Ryanair said it had offered Manchester an additional 28 weekly flights if the airport agreed to reduce its charges, but that it had rejected the offer. | Ryanair said it had offered Manchester an additional 28 weekly flights if the airport agreed to reduce its charges, but that it had rejected the offer. |
| However, a spokesman for Manchester Airport said it did not "believe that charges as low as £3 per passenger are unreasonable". | However, a spokesman for Manchester Airport said it did not "believe that charges as low as £3 per passenger are unreasonable". |
| "We've consistently cut our charges for the last 15 years even when faced with increased costs such as security," he added. | "We've consistently cut our charges for the last 15 years even when faced with increased costs such as security," he added. |