Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary accuses Rachel Reeves of having ‘no clue how to deliver growth’ after Budget

RYANIAR brag Michael O’Leary has accused the Chancellor of having “no hint however to present maturation successful the UK economy” successful a post-Budget outburst.

The outspoken hose main said Rachel Reeves’ determination to summation aerial rider work connected abbreviated haul flights would pb it to cutting UK flights, reducing options for holidaymakers.

He stressed that the £2 other complaint would besides further load mean British families.

Air Passenger Duty (APD) is simply a 30 twelvemonth aged taxation connected flights that ia sutomatically applied erstwhile passengers publication tickets departing from UK airports which was initially designed to offset the biology interaction of air travel.

A fund formation to Europe volition present incur £15 of work charges, portion the modular complaint is accrued to £32.

The hose said “A household of 4 flying to Spain connected a debased outgo vacation adjacent twelvemonth volition wage £60 successful aerial question taxes to a Government whose Minister receives £1000’s successful escaped apparel and performance tickets. “

“This anti-growth taxation hike volition harm UK tourism, jobs and economical growth, particularly the UK regions, with determination airports being peculiarly damaged by this taxation connected mean families.”

Mr O’Leary said that Ryanair would present person to reappraisal its formation schedules and expects to chopped its capableness to and from UK airports by up to 10 per cent adjacent year.

This volition trim the prime of flights to destinations for Brits and trim aerial question by up to 5 cardinal passengers, it said.

“This Labour Government promised to present maturation but alternatively their archetypal fund has damaged growth, damaged tourism, and damaged aerial question to and from the UK. “

“At a clip erstwhile Ireland, Hungary, Sweden and galore regions successful Italy person abolished aerial question taxes, Chancellor Rachel Reeves idiotic determination to further rise the UK’s already precocious aerial question taxes volition present cuts, not growth."

“This week’s anti-growth aerial taxation summation shows that Chancellor Rachel Reeves has nary hint however to present maturation successful the UK economy."

Ms Reeves justified the summation successful her Budget saying that “Air rider work has not kept up with ostentation successful caller years truthful we are introducing an adjustment, meaning an summation of nary much than £2 for an system people short-haul flight.”

She is hiking the summation of work connected backstage jets by a further 50 per cent.