Ryanair said on Wednesday that internal Italian flights to Sicily would be cut by 10% in its latest winter schedule, blaming the government's planned price cap.
Eddie Wilson, the chief executive of Ryanair DAC, the biggest airline in the Ryanair group, said the airline opposed the measure despite the modification.
During a visit to Sicily, Wilson contrasted Ryanair's expansion of foreign flights to and from the island with the reduction on domestic routes.
"Italian domestic growth has sadly been negatively impacted by the Italian government's unlawful price cap decree to restrict airlines’ freedom to set low air fares," Wilson said in a statement.
Ryanair has already reduced its domestic schedule for flights to Sardinia over the winter.
Persons:
International Eleftherios Venizelos, Alkis, Eddie Wilson, Wilson, Alvise Armellini, Keith Weir, Cristina Carlevaro, Jason Neely, Barbara Lewis
Organizations:
Ryanair, Company, Europe's, International Eleftherios, REUTERS, Ryanair DAC, Thomson
Locations:
Italy, Sicily, ROME, Athens, Greece, Sardinia