Ryanair to reduce Greek domestic routes, close hub in Hania

Low-cost airline Ryanair announced on Wednesday that it is scaling down its domestic flight schedule in Greece and closing its hub in Hania, Crete, citing high airport charges.

In a company announcement, the carrier said all domestic flights will be cancelled as of June 1, with the exception of its summer services from Athens and Thessaloniki to Mykonos and Santorini. It also said that it will transfer two aircraft from Athens and Hania to its bases in Germany, where it is expanding service.

The closure of Ryanair's hub in Hania will result in the cancellation of four connections to and from the Cretan city to Katowice in Poland, Memmingen in Germany, Venice's Treviso and Vilnius.

"Regrettably, current airport charges at the majority of Greek airports encourage peak-only services in the summer on international routes which require less aircraft based in...