Ryanair threatens to shut Valencia base

Ryanair today threatened to shut it's base in Valencia, Spain 'following the failure of Regional Government (Conselleria de Turisme) to reply to Ryanair’s proposal on how to ensure the continued growth of passengers at Valencia and their repeated failure to meet with Ryanair.'

The airline has set a deadline of this Friday, October for a response from the Government before making a decision.

Ryanair currently operates 22 routes in and out of Valencia which carry an estimated one and a half million passengers per annum.

Just what constitutes Ryanair's proposal to ensure continued growth has not been made public at this juncture.