Ryanair has launched direct flights from Edinburgh to Porto, Portugal’s edgy but enchanting second city, four times a week.
In a ‘resolutions’ manifesto released on New Year’s Day, Ryanair called on governments to axe aviation taxes, reduce air traffic control (ATC) fees and scrap traffic caps.
Fed up with rising aviation taxes in Europe, Michael O’Leary’s low-cost Irish airline is pulling routes to popular holiday destinations in a bid to reduce the surcharges it pays for operating at airports.
Elena Cabrera, the low-cost Irish airline’s Head of Comms for Portugal, said Ryanair remains committed to serving Portugal despite a lack of passenger growth to the capital, Lisbon.
The new link from Scotland to Porto comes amid a shake-up in Ryanair’s flight schedule, which has seen dramatic cuts to holiday hotspots in Spain.
