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Hamburg Airport Hits 85% of Pre-Pandemic Capacity as Transatlantic Flights Remain Elusive

Expanding capacity remains contested despite a strong recovery that restored most routes, boosting connectivity

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Overview

  • The airport restored 85% of its 2019 flight capacity with the summer schedule, placing it third among German airports.
  • Hamburg now serves 120 destinations and has surpassed pre-pandemic levels with 125% of its direct long-haul passenger volume.
  • Qatar Airways’ daily non-stop service to Doha strengthens hub connections, but no direct North American routes operate from Hamburg.
  • Hamburg ranks 22nd out of 473 European airports in One-Stop-Connectivity, outperforming peers such as Düsseldorf and Stuttgart.
  • CDU officials criticize the government’s lack of strategic expansion plans as the airport pushes for liberalized traffic rights to deploy Airbus A321 XLR aircraft.