In the aftermath of the bankruptcy of the regional airline Stobart Air, the lowcoster Ryanair has announced that it will start the domestic route between Dublin and Kerry from July 28, 2021. Ticket sales have already started.
This route was previously operated by Stobart Air using PSO subsidies. Ryanair will serve these on a commercial basis, i.e. without support. This makes a corresponding tender by the government superfluous, since PSO subsidies may only be awarded on routes on which there is no market economy operation.
Ryanair plans to operate the domestic route once a day for the time being. As of September 1, 2021, an increase to double the daily margin has been announced. The start of the new route also marks the new culmination of a dispute between the low-cost airlines and the Irish government. The lowcoster accuses the government of doing too little for aviation and is demanding lower airport fees. The government is not really happy that Ryanair is "sitting" on the former PSO route, because there are no connections to the Aer Lingus route network.
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