ANOTHER 800,000 seats are being scrapped by Ryanair this winter.
The budget Irish airline has already cancelled
Ryanair is axing another 800,000 seats this winterCredit: PA
It affects a number of German cities that are popular with Christmas travel, such as BerlinCredit: Getty
And it has since will be now cancelled across Germany later this year, affecting 24 routes.
This affects the cities of , Hamburg and Memmingen – many popular Christmas Market destinations.
The of Dortmund, Dresden, and Leipzig will also remain closed over winter.
The airline claims high airport taxes are the reason for their departure, calling for them to be lowered.
CMO Dara Brady, said it was “disappointing” that the new German government have failed to reduce the aviation tax and access costs, and that the “German air travel market is broken”.
He added: “As a result, Ryanair has been left with no choice but to reduce our Winter ’25 capacity by over 800,000 seats and cancel 24 routes across 9 high-cost German airports (including Berlin, Hamburg, and Memmingen), in addition to maintaining our closures of Dortmund, Dresden, and Leipzig.
“This completely avoidable loss of connectivity will bring our capacity below Winter ’24 levels and will have a devastating impact on German connectivity, jobs, and tourism.”
High airport taxes is also the reason for pulling thousands of flights in Spain as well.
Back in August, would be axed to a number of Spanish airports.
This also included the cancellation of all routes to Tenerife North, Vigo and Santiago.
The pulling out of Vigo means there will no longer be any direct routes from the UK to the Spanish city.
And were confirmed to be cancelled next summer across Spain.
Ryanair boss explained: “If the costs in regional Spain are too high, I will fly elsewhere.
“We are better off flying at the same cost to places such as Palma [on the island of Majorca] than flying to Jerez.”
In recent months, the airline has been adding flights in other destinations, with a huge expansion across Morocco.
Other cities which are getting more Valetta and Warsaw.
Ryanair’s flights to Leipzig also won’t return this winter with the airport remaining closedCredit: Alamy
And new rules are being rolled out which Ryanair passengers need to be aware of.
From November 12, passengers will
Instead, only digital boarding passes will be accepted via the app.
Some airports in Morocco and Albania will still require which passengers will have to print out themselves.
And here is what you need to know about the
Ryanair has already axed millions of seats to Spain due to airport taxesCredit: Alamy 
