By Graham Dunn2020-12-21T19:27:00+00:00
Irish carrier Ryanair cites a ’sudden change of policy’ from the Civil Aviation Authority for cancelling 12 UK domestic and non-European Union international routes, although the regulator insists it has a long-standing policy that UK-licensed operators should not heavily rely on wet-leasing foreign-registered aircraft for such services.
Ryanair says the requirements from the CAA – which it says were issued yesterday – makes operation of the routes impossible.
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“We are disappointed to have to cancel 12 UK domestic and international [Morocco and Ukraine] routes from London, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Belfast and Derry, because of the CAA’s unexpected policy-shift late last night,” says a Ryanair spokesperson.