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Low-cost airline Ryanair abandoned its operations in the Azores on March 29th due to “high airport fees” and the “inaction” of the Portuguese government.
The Azores government states that fears of losing 100,000 passengers due to the end of Ryanair's connection to the archipelago are “misleading calculations.” The PS accuses the government of setting the region back 40 years and failing to understand how the market works, noting that “it is the private sector that allows the economy to flourish.”
Tiago Santos said he preferred not to anticipate the net result for 2025, as there are still factors to be clarified that could have a significant impact, but he added that he expects improvements compared with the previous year.
