Ryanair slams EU261 fare-ad rules requiring inclusion of second cabin bag fees

• Ryanair criticized new EU261 changes that would require airlines to advertise higher fares that include a second cabin bag.
• CEO Michael O’Leary said more than 50% of passengers choose lower fares that exclude a second cabin bag.
• O’Leary said the rules would make EU airlines less competitive by preventing promotion of the lowest available fares.
• Ryanair urged EU leaders to scrap the intra-EU ETS tax, citing it as discriminatory and harmful to airline competitiveness.
• Ryanair also called for air traffic control reforms, arguing ATC drives over 90% of airline delays and airlines cannot recoup EU261 costs.

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