Were you planning on flying anywhere between October and March? Were you thinking of booking a cheap Ryanair flight?
Best to be careful, as the low-budget airline has announced it will be cancelling several flights to and from Belgium this winter season, as a direct result of delays to Boeing aircraft deliveries.
Ryanair had expected to receive 27 aircraft between September and December, but will likely only receive 14 such aircraft in the coming months due to production delays at the Spirit Fuselage facility in Wichita, combined with Boeings repair and delivery delays in Seattle.
The delay resulted in the company announcing a number of flight reductions to the Winter 2023 schedule, including to and from Charleroi Airport – which already had a difficult summer due to a labour dispute between Ryanair and pilots based in Belgium.
Charleroi Airport will be the hardest-hit location as Ryanair is cutting three aircraft from its fleet there, which will lead to cancellations starting from the end of October.
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