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Wed 06 Jun 2010Ryanair to cut UK winter capacity by 16%
RYANAIR SAID yesterday it would cut UK winter capacity by 16 per cent from November, blaming the British government’s air passenger duty, adding that the move would lower its costs and boost profits.
The airline said it would switch London-based aircraft to lower cost European bases, where governments have scrapped “tourist taxes” and reduced passenger charges, resulting in the loss of over 2 million passengers at UK airports.
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