NEWS FLASH
Ryanair is discontinuing its seasonal flights between Vienna and Split. It comes as the carrier announced the withdrawal of a further two aircraft from its base in the Austrian capital over increased taxes and fees. The low cost airline maintained three weekly services between the two cities during the 2025 summer season. It previously discontinued its two weekly Vienna – Rijeka service. It will continue to maintain flights from the Austrian capital to Dubrovnik, Zadar and Pula.
In a statement, the airline said, “Austria’s air travel market is collapsing because of this harmful aviation tax – which is one of the highest in Europe at twelve euros per passenger – making Austria completely uncompetitive compared to lower cost EU countries, like Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia and regional Italy, where governments are abolishing aviation taxes and cutting airport fees to grow traffic and tourism. Ryanair has already been forced to cut three aircraft and close three routes from Vienna for winter 2025/26. Wizz, Level and easyJet have also closed their Vienna bases and Lufthansa announced a cut of ten aircraft from its Austrian Airlines fleet. The Austrian government. must now wake up if it wishes to save Austria’s failing traffic, tourism and jobs by immediately scrapping the Austria’s failed aviation tax and lowering Vienna Airport’s excessive fees”.