The price range airline Ryanair will return to Bergerac airport in south-west France this summer time, regardless of its criticism over France’s elevated eco tax on aircraft tickets.
The regional airport of Bergerac-PĂ©rigord, which serves south-west France, on Tuesday unveiled its summer time 2026 flight schedule, which incorporates six Ryanair routes.
The price range airline introduced in July that it was decreasing its capability in France by 13 %, ending flights to and from three airports; Bergerac and Brive within the south-west of France and Strasbourg within the east, blaming a rise in France’s eco tax.Â
An announcement from the corporate stated: “This astronomical tax makes France much less enticing than different international locations within the EU reminiscent of Ireland, Spain or Poland, which impose no such taxes.”
However, it seems that their assertion involved solely winter routes, and will probably be as soon as once more flying to and from Bergerac in the summertime.
The airport’s summer time schedule contains the next Ryanair flights;
- London-Stansted – 8 weekly flights
- Liverpool – 2 weekly flights
- East Midlands – 3 weekly flights
- Bristol – 3 weekly flights
- Bournemouth – 2 weekly flights
- Edinburgh – 2 weekly flights
British Airways, Transavia and Jet2 may even proceed serving Bergerac-Perigord this summer time – a well-liked gateway to south-west France together with Dordogne.
Making the announcement on Tuesday, the airport and Bergerac city stated in a press release: “This new schedule is a continuation of the 2025 summer time season, with a global providing structured across the airport’s historic and most dynamic markets.
“This programme may even be carried out with Ryanair, which may have a robust presence on the airport in 2026.
“In line with its growth technique, the airport is consolidating its most profitable routes, significantly to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, in an effort to meet sustained demand and improve the area’s vacationer and financial attraction.
“The UK stays Bergerac Airport’s main worldwide market, with a dense and various providing operated by a number of main airways.”
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