Ryanair to axe THOUSANDS of flights after passenger duty hike – as boss slams Rachel Reeves’ ‘idiotic’ new taxes

RYANAIR is set to axe thousands of flights after the passenger duty hike was announced.

Airline tycoon Michael O’Leary has slammed Rachel Reeves’ “idiotic” decision to bump the tax on economy seats to European hotspots by a whopping 15 per cent.

AFPMichael O’Leary has slammed Rachel Reeves’ budget plans for APD[/caption] GettyThe budget airline is now set to axe flights to European destinations[/caption]

In the budget on Wednesday, the Chancellor announced flights across...