Tallinn airport has announced a drop of almost 10% in the landing taxes which it charges to airlines, effective from March 2008. It is as yet unclear whether these savings will be passed on to customers, although one side effect may be to make Tallinn more appealing to Ryanair.
The low cost airline had refused to fly to Tallinn until taxes were cut, although it almost certainly had a special rate for itself in mind rather than an overall drop. Ryanair has not yet made any announcement in response to the tax cut, but this may leave the door open for the Estonian capital to be added to the network in the spring.
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1 Dan Anton // Nov 7, 2007 at 9:08 pm
My brother lives around that area. We usually see each other once every year. I usually would fly a different international air service but if the price is lowered enough I can see myself maybe utilizing them if they go international, or perhaps 2-3 stops
2 John // Dec 6, 2007 at 1:42 am
Hi Dan. Apologies for taking so long to respond, I’ve been a bit overwhelmed with work but am feeling enthused about the blog again which means trying to catch up with comments etc.
Ryanair flights may well help to make Estonia a more affordable proposition, although EasyJet already offers some pretty impressive deals. Competition at the low-cost end of the market would presumably lead to even lower fares and attract more people for weekend breaks.
As you may know, though, Ryanair has been held partly responsible for the influx of stag parties into Riga - I would imagine that there would be those in Tallinn who would not welcome the arrival of the airline.
3 icebeauty // Feb 27, 2008 at 9:16 pm
I cant wait when Ryan Air will start flying in Estonia. Living in Italy since half a year and going to Estonia is not so easy from here. Of course there is Estonian Air who make some flights from Milan and from this aprile also from Rome but the prices are bit too salty.
4 John // Feb 29, 2008 at 5:25 am
Hi icebeauty. I haven’t had the opportunity to fly with Estonian Air so far – what is the service like?
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