19 Airports Removed From The Map

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Latest data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company, indicate that Ryanair has stopped serving 19 airports since March 2025, resulting in a minor size reduction in the carrier’s network. When considering these airports geographically, they are located across 12 countries within Europe, and data indicates that over a quarter of the airports within this list are Spanish airports.

Keep in mind the following list only includes airports that Ryanair stopped serving entirely in the past 15 months, and does not include any airports that might have merely experienced a capacity or frequency reduction. The following are the 19 airports that no longer see Ryanair services:

As recognized from the above table, five of the 19 airports are based in Spain, while Denmark, Portugal, Germany, and France each lost Ryanair services from two of their airports. According to the data, after the removal of these airports from Ryanair’s network, along with any associated operations the carrier had at these airports, the airline’s average daily movement reduced from 3,431 flights to 3,397 flights (0.009%).

5 Spanish Airports Lost Ryanair Connectivity

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Spanish airports Asturias, Jerez, Tenerife North, Valladolid, and Vigo no longer have Ryanair connectivity. However, the airline’s decision to stop serving these airports is reportedly based on external factors rather than actual passenger demand itself. The airline’s press release from October 2025 indicated that the airline would be cutting 1.2 million seats across regional Spain during Summer 2026.

The reason for this was cited as airport operator Aena increasing airport fees across its multiple airports, along with fines regarding passenger bags. That being said, this was following the airline’s decision, in January 2025, to cut 800,000 seats for summer 2025, citing rising airport charges affecting passenger fares, and the airline’s operating model of low fares.

The airline has cited similar reasons, regarding increasing airport charges and the governments of European nations increasing taxes, before reducing capacity or sometimes pulling out of other airports. That being said, the airline’s exit from Tel Aviv is attributed to Ryanair not being able to receive slots in the airport’s low-cost terminal, and not receiving confirmation on the airline’s historic slots for Summer 2026.

12 New Routes From Poland

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The airline, yesterday (May 29), announced that it would be increasing capacity and connectivity from its Polish bases at Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) and Warsaw Modlin Airport (WMI). As per the airline’s press release, the airline will be adding seven new routes from WAW, including Bari, Bologna, Catania, Liverpool, Naples, Turin, and Venice. This will bring the airline’s route network from WAW to 16 routes, and is anticipating traffic growth of over 50%.

At WMI, the airline will be basing two additional Boeing 737 aircraft at the airport, bringing the base’s total fleet to eight aircraft. This will help the airline launch five new services from the airport, including Bratislava, Bristol, Manchester, Shannon, and Zagreb. This increase in Ryanair operations at WMI is set to boost local employment rates, creating over 2,500 local jobs, while it is also expected to double passenger traffic to 3.2 million per year.

Considering Ryanair prefers to stick to its business model stringently, it makes sense as to why the airline would withdraw its services from markets with rising costs, while focusing and expanding on markets where it can continue to serve at lower costs. Its strategy has also allowed the airline to remain extremely efficient while posting record profits with annual growth.