Bristol one of four new Copenhagen routes, says Ryanair

Low-cost airline Ryanair, which says it's the only major airline growing traffic in Europe, has revealed its winter schedule for Copenhagen, from where it is offering four new routes, including to Bristol.

Danish visitors will now be able to take in the south west city's history and culture. They will also now be able to fly to Barcelona in Spain, Poznań in Poland and Sofia in Bulgaria.

The airline also called on the Danish government to scrap its plan to introduce an aviation tax of DKK 50 per departing passenger from January next year.

Ryanair’s Dara Brady said: "Despite Ryanair’s significant post-Covid growth in Denmark (+35%), including 4 new Copenhagen routes (Barcelona, Bristol, Poznań & Sofia) for Winter 2024, Denmark is one of the few European countries (like Germany) that has failed to recover its pre-Covid traffic due to its high access costs and high airport charges.

"Despite this, the Govt is absurdly proposing to introduce a new Aviation Tax from Jan 2025, which would make Denmark even less competitive than other EU States, who are abolishing taxes and lowering airport costs to stimulate traffic growth."

Brady highlighted that Ryanair was the only major airline growing traffic in Europe, and cost was the main factor the firm considers when deciding where to allocate our new aircraft and growth.

"Ryanair calls on the Danish Govt to follow Sweden’s example, scrap its plans to introduce an Aviation Tax, and instead promote policies to lower costs to incentivise growth and competition to high fare national flag carrier, SAS."

The company noted that in Sweden, the government there had determined that aviation taxes do nothing to promote sustainable aviation but only damage economic growth, tourism, and employment and also limit low fare connectivity.

"As a result, the Swedish Govt made the pragmatic and forward-thinking decision to abolish the Aviation Tax, which Ryanair responded to by adding 2 extra aircraft ($200m investment), 10 new routes, and 60 new jobs for Sweden’s Summer 2025 schedule," said the airline.