| Ryanair Cuts Capacity Due To Boeing Aircraft Delay |
No-frills airline Ryanair said on Tuesday it was trimming its flight schedule during January to March due to the late delivery of new aircraft from Boeing, which was affected by a strike earlier this year.
The cancellations would reduce Ryanair's passenger traffic by around 100,000 passengers per month during the period and cut overall traffic in the current fiscal year to just under 35 million passengers, the airline said in a statement.
"These schedule changes will not affect Ryanair's profit guidance for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006," Deputy Chief Executive Michael Cawley said.
The service cuts come after delivery of new aircraft to the airline's bases at Pisa in Italy and East Midlands in England was delayed.
Industrial action at Boeing in September and October meant new aircraft ordered by Ryanair were being delivered a month after the scheduled date.
Ryanair had met the shortfall of four aircraft since October by extending the life of a number of older 737-200 series planes due for retirement, it said.
These aircraft would be out of action this month, it said.
Capacity would return to normal in April, it added.
Passengers affected by cancelled flights would be offered alternative flights or full-fare refunds, the statement said.
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 20 @ 14:22:58 PST by akzah |
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