Ryanair has warned passengers that hundreds of UK flights could be cancelled next summer due to a global shortage of new aircraft caused by Boeing production delays.

While no cancellations have been confirmed, holidaymakers are advised to monitor their bookings. In other news, Ryanair's passengers are facing excessive flight delays today, Saturday, October 19, caused by European ATC staff shortages.

RYANAIR has threatened to scrap hundreds of UK flights next summer. Michael O’Leary, CEO of the budget airline, has revealed a rise in aviation taxes would cause some flights to no longer be

Ryanair has warned it could axe hundreds of UK flights if Rachel Reeves raises aviation taxes in her Budget. Michael O’Leary, the low-cost airline’s chief, said that any increase in air passenger duty (APD) would hurt customer demand and undermine the viability of some routes.

Ryanair’s big boss Michael O’Leary has added that further flights could be cancelled if aviation taxes are raised in the government’s upcoming budget (it has already axed 12 percent off its capacity to protest increased taxes in Germany). No cancellations have been confirmed yet but if you’ve got a holiday booked, be sure to keep an eye out.

CEO Michael O’Leary is back to bashing Boeing (BA) once again. The outspoken airline executive said that delivery delays from America’s largest planemaker are threatening to wreck a second summer in a row for the carrier.