Hi °C | Lo °C BUDGET airline Ryanair has blamed a new German tourist tax for its decision to axe 34 routes next summer. Flights connecting Liverpool to Bremen and Birmingham to Dusseldorf are among those to be scrapped as a result of Germany's €8 (£6.79p) tax on flights. Ryanair's route between Kerry and Dusseldorf will also cease.
German routes axed by Ryanair
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