Ryanair cuts its capacity by 40%

Travel news update: Budget airline Ryanair is to cut its 2009/10 winter capacity at Stansted airport by 40% blaming airport charges and loss of passengers..

Ryanair Stansted cuts in winter Schedule starting in October ’09.

Ryanair operated 40 aircraft from Stansted this summer but will reduce this to 24 aircraft (a 40% reduction) this winter.

With a 30% reduction in the number of weekly flights and a loss of 2.5m passengers at Stansted between October and March 2010.

Ryanair are also blaming a proposed increase in APD air passenger duty, which is a bit rich considering this has not even started yet..