Ryanair could shut down its £15 flights to city that is 'world capital of wine'

It's bad news for wine lovers, with cheap flights to one of the best places on the planet that makes the stuff looking like they could come to an end.

Ryanair is known throughout the UK and Europe for its cheap commercial flights, so much so that for many the concept of budget travel is synonymous with the company more than any other.

You can get to the best beach in Spain for a few quid. And if you're after a cheap £2 pint, you're talking flights of just £17.

But for wine lovers, the dream might be ending.

Currently you can get to the ancient city for just £15 with Ryanair, with the location first having settlers going back to 300 years before Jesus was born. Pretty old, that.

Above all else, the city is known for its wine production with it one of the best regions in the world when it comes to drinking the stuff. Hillsides are littered with chateaus and vineyards, with the city itself home to the world's largest wine fair, Vinexpo.

You can get to the airport via Birmingham, Edinburgh, Manchester, and London Stansted for as little as £14.99.

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We're on about the French city of Bordeaux, close to France's west coast, which makes around 960 million bottles of vine every year.

And it's not just wine that the city is famous for, with his gorgeous 18th century boulevards and the iconic Quartier Saint Pierre consistently wowing those flying to the destination.

There's also the Miroir d'eau, the world's largest reflecting pool at a massive 3,450 square metres.

But Irish airline Ryanair could be pulling the plug on cheap holidays to the city. According to reports in France, it is threatening to stop all flights to the Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport in a dispute over fees.

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Speaking to French outlet The Connexion, Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said: "The airport wants to double our charges, and we don't want to pay for that."

He then hinted at closing its flights to Bordeaux 'at the end of the summer season'.

Currently, union reps say that 120 jobs would be lost at the airport if Ryanair did indeed stop all travel to Bordeaux.

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In a passionate reply to O'Leary, an airport statement said: "[We] regret that Ryanair made its employees aware, without prior consultation with Bordeaux airport, of the possibility of closing its base.

“It is equally regrettable that Ryanair and its managers allow themselves to make completely erroneous public statements regarding the level of charges at the airport.”