The Ryanair Group is threatening the regional government of the Azores that all flights to the Portuguese archipelago could be cut in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. This would also affect the Ponta Delgada base, as a Boeing 737-800 is stationed there. The reason for the disagreement is that, according to Ryanair, prices at the airports in Lajes (Terceira) and Ponta Delgada (São Miguel) have increased by around 26 percent. This would make it increasingly difficult to make attractively priced offers. The Civil Aviation Authority is being called upon to reverse the latest price increase, which was approved at the request of the private airport operator. Furthermore, the already officially approved reduction in the security fee is being demanded to be implemented. Another aspect concerns the fact that Madeira and the Azores have been generally excluded from the ETS program. Speaking to the newspaper Jornal Económico, Ryanair DAC Managing Director Eddie Wilson explained, among other things, that the three points criticized would lead to costs increasing by around 13 euros per passenger. The manager puts the ETS exclusion alone at 10 euros. According to his own information, the average flight price for Azores flights in 2023 was 41 euros. Wilson also stressed that the approved discounts would not apply exclusively to Ryanair, but to all carriers. He felt misunderstood in this context, because it was not about grazing on any subsidies, but simply demanding that the fees not be increased any further. For Ryanair, the Azores would also be a seasonal business. Some routes that are available in the summer flight schedule would