Ryanair has cancelled another popular European flight path just two years after its launch.

Although introduced in 2023, its route from Bournemouth Airport to Budapest will no longer operate after April 2025.

This follows news that the airline will also reduce flights nationally to Spain this year and will no longer operate flights from Bournemouth Airport to Agadir, Morocco.

An airport spokesperson confirmed the news on social media: “Unfortunately, the Budapest flight from Bournemouth will no longer run past April 2025 as per the airline’s decision.”

In response, online petitions to reverse the decision have started, and nearly 1,000 signatures have already been obtained.

The petition says: “Unfortunately, they want to cancel these flights. But many of us used it regularly, we mostly flew with full planes. With this petition, I would like to ask Ryanair not to cancel the Bournemouth-Budapest flight.

“For those of us who live here in south-east England, the journey from Bournemouth to Budapest is much better, simpler and more convenient.”

Ryanair drastically reduced its flight operations to Budapest in 2022 due to a dispute over a tax.

It’s a similar story in Spain, where the airline will dramatically reduce 12 routes and terminate flights to Jerez and Valladolid, which will result in around 800,000 fewer seats.

Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson attributed it to higher costs: “Excessive airport charges and lack of workable growth incentives continue to undermine Spain’s regional airports, limiting their growth and leaving vast swathes of airport’s capacity underutilised.”

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary previously slammed Rachel Reeves for her “dead cow” plans to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport while taking a swipe at air passenger taxes.

O’Leary said: “But at least while you’re waiting for that dead cow to breathe life into that dead cat [the UK economy], can you please abolish APD [Air Passenger Duty] and allow us to get on with delivering real growth?”.