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Ryanair Confirms Short-Notice Winter Cuts Across Germany

Ryanair says Germany’s high aviation taxes, security charges, and navigation fees drive the short-notice pullback.

Overview

  • Service reductions concentrate on the last three weeks of November, the first two weeks of December, and the last three weeks of January, with the Christmas period initially spared.
  • The carrier’s nationwide schedule trims equate to roughly 4% of frequencies in November, 6% in December, and about 30% in January.
  • Memmingen is the hardest hit, losing up to 27 weekly flights, which amounts to roughly a quarter of Ryanair’s winter offering there.
  • Major cities also see cuts, with Berlin left with 170 of 246 planned January connections and Cologne losing 44 connections.
  • Ryanair links the cuts to Germany’s cost environment as rival Wizz Air also reduces winter frequencies at nearly all of its German bases.