In reaction to a potential tax increase by the French government, the airline is reevaluating its French schedule, according to Jason McGuinness, its commercial officer.
The French government is considering increasing taxes on private aircraft and airline tickets to close a budget deficit.
Budget airline The suggested proposal has received a response from Ryanair.
In a press release, McGuiness stated: "Ryanair is now reviewing its French schedules and expects to cut capacity to/from regional French airports by up to 50 per cent from January 2025 if the French government proceeds with its short-sighted plan to triple passenger taxes".
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Passengers are anticipated to bear the brunt of the tax increase.
McGuinness continued: "The impact of increased passenger taxes will be most damaging for regional France which depends on competitive access cost".
The policy is not expected to affect Ryanair's flights from 22 provincial airports in France, including two close to Paris.
However, if the tax increase is implemented, it is currently unknown which airports will be impacted.
In a different conflict over airport fees earlier this year, Ryanair cancelled its flights from Bordeaux Airport.
Following the recent Labour budget, the low-cost airline's CEO, Michael O'Leary, warned that hundreds of flights in the UK would be eliminated.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves revealed in the autumn budget that duty charges on flights across the continent will now be £15, a £2 increase.
Travellers who intend to visit popular locations may soon find it difficult to reserve Ryanair flights due to the increased Air Passenger Duty (APD).
Ryanair's CEO at the time, Mr. O'Leary, stated that the airline planned to reduce capacity in the UK by up to 10% the next year.
This amounts to a decrease of around five million travellers.
He declared: "Chancellor Rachel Reeves has no idea how to boost the UK economy, as evidenced by this week's anti-growth air tax hike.
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"This shortsighted tax grab will significantly increase the cost of air travel for average UK families taking vacations overseas and will reduce the UK's competitiveness as a tourism destination when compared to countries like Ireland, Sweden, Hungary, and Italy where these governments are doing away with travel tariffs to boost employment, tourism, and traffic in their countries.
"Reeves has damaged the UK's growth prospects and made air travel much more expensive for UK families travelling abroad on holidays or to visit friends and family."
In response to increased taxes, Ryanair has already reduced its capacity in Germany.
Ryanair began operating its first flights to Turkey earlier this year.
The airline will now operate from London Stansted after previously operating services to Turkey from Dublin and Bratislava.
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