Ryanair reveals European flight reductions

Low-cost giant Ryanair is to make sweeping cuts to its European network as it responds to increasing airport fees and new government taxes. Denmark is one of the countries affected, with the airline announcing it will close its two aircraft base at Billund from the end of March. Ryanair said that the move was due to the government’s decision to introduce a new “harmful aviation tax”, making Denmark “hopelessly uncompetitive compared to other EU countries”. The new tax, introduced in