High costs
Ryanair still does not want to land at these airports
Ryanair has been bothered by the German aviation tax and other costs for months. The airline recently cut its offerings in Germany – and is maintaining this course.
The Irish airline Ryanair will not fly to the airports in Dortmund, Dresden and Leipzig in the coming months. The airline announced this in Berlin. Ryanair has no longer served the three airports for several months.
The Irish airline also announced that it will offer fewer seats in the winter flight schedule in Germany than in the previous season. Ryanair did not initially quantify the exact difference.
Ryanair criticizes location costs in Germany
The airline said the decision to fly less in Germany was a “direct consequence of the federal government’s ongoing inability to reduce the high access costs in Germany.” Among other things, the federal government has not reduced the aviation tax. “The exorbitant air traffic tax, in combination with the sharp increases in air traffic control, security and airport fees, has significantly weakened Germany’s competitiveness compared to other EU countries,” said Ryanair.
Ryanair, like other airlines and airport management, has been complaining about the costs of air traffic in Germany for months. “Without immediate intervention, Germany will continue to fall behind other, more competitive European countries by the summer of 2026,” said Ryanair.
If the air traffic tax is reduced, Ryanair believes it is possible to double its own passenger volume in Germany to 34 million passengers per year.
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Source: Stern
