Despite this cut, the airline will continue to grow at Spain's main airports, so total capacity in the country will remain stable.

Conversely, Ryanair intends to increase capacity in other tourist economies, such as Morocco (11%) and Italy (9%), "given that these countries are significantly more competitive," added the executive at a press conference in Madrid.

The Irish low-cost airline's capacity adjustment in Spain is due to "high" airport fees, which are "absolutely uncompetitive," Wilson stated.

In Wilson's opinion, the Spanish government prefers to "pocket" a dividend of 834 million euros from the airport operator "without doing anything to stop the collapse of traffic" at regional airports, which remain underutilised by almost 70% and are losing routes, tourists, and jobs.

In this sense, Eddie Wilson argued that the government "should use its 51% stake in Aena to reinvest the profits from its monopoly in reducing airport fees and in incentives at regional airports to boost traffic, instead of investing in airports in Brazil and pocketing extraordinary dividends."

If competitive airport fees are introduced, Ryanair could achieve 40% growth in Spain, adding 33 new aircraft based in the country, opening five new regional bases, and increasing Spanish traffic to 77 million passengers per year by 2031, he emphasized.

According to the company's representative, next year will most likely be the first in which the low-cost carrier will not register growth in Spain since it began operating in the country.

Last week, Ryanair announced the closure of its base in the German capital, Berlin, justifying the action, once again, with high airport fees.