Ryanair threatens to withdraw: Airport to be closed down in Norway

Moss Airport Rygge may be closed from Nov 2016, because Ryanair threatens to stop operations due to seat tax. THE Norwegian govt decided to introduce a seat tax for the airports in Norway. Then Ryanair announced they will stop their operations in Rygge. The board of Rygge airport will discontinue operations if Ryanair withdraws from the airport. Around 1000 employees will lose their jobs. The airport director states that the airport tried in a systematic way to get the govt to change its decision. Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg refuses the criticism that the problem is the tax. "None of the Norwegian airports are closed down because of a tax on flights. In this specific case it is a matter that Ryanair does not wish to make use of the airport at Rygge, allegedly because of the new tax," writes Solberg. <br/>