Ryanair Slashes Another Million Seats Across Europe!

RYANAIR is scrapping more flights across Europe, with more than one million passengers affected.

The budget airline confirmed that routes to and from will be the latest to be hit by their cancellations.

Ryanair is axing more flights in EuropeCredit: Reuters The cancellations affect cities like BrusselsCredit: Alamy

The one million seats will be scrapped to and from Brussels from the 2026/27 winter schedule next year, a reduction of 22 per cent.

This affects 20 flights routes with five aircraft based at the airport removed.

The airline said the cuts were due to the rise in air passenger tax being introduced in .

From 2027, the tax on all passenger flight will increase to €10 (£8.70).

Not only that, but they have slammed Charleroi city council who is set introduce a a €3 (£2.60) passenger tax on all departures.

said in a statement: “Ryanair calls again on Prime Minister (Bart) De Wever and his Govt to abolish the aviation tax or Belgian traffic will collapse and fares will soar.

“Should the Charleroi city council proceed with its ill-judged proposal to introduce further taxes on passengers departing from Charleroi next year, these cuts will deepen as Ryanair will be forced to reduce flights, routes and based aircraft at Charleroi from as early as April 2026 with thousands of local jobs at risk.

“These repeated increases to this harmful aviation tax make Belgium completely uncompetitive compared to the many other EU countries, like Sweden, Hungary, , and Slovakia, where Govts are abolishing aviation taxes to drive traffic, tourism, and jobs.”

Ryanair has already axed millions of seats across in recent months.

Back in September, the airline confirmed that they would – Tenerife North, Vigo and Santiago.

The budget airline has slammed the rise in airport fees being introduced in BelgiumCredit: Getty

This affected two million passengers.

Just a month later, affecting summer 2026 travel.

Rising airport tariffs were cited for the cancellations, with claiming he would “fly elsewhere […] if the costs in regional Spain are too high”.

He added: “We are better off flying at the same cost to places such as [on the island of Majorca] than flying to Jerez.”

French airports Bergerac, Brive, and Strasbourg have also lost their Ryanair flights while airports in Germany including Dortmund, Dresden and Leipzig won’t open for winter.

And next year, Ryanair will stop citing high ATC fares in Portugal.

We’ve rounded up all of the destination losing their Ryanair flights.

The airline has warned more flight could be cancelledCredit: EPA