Overview

• The reductions span nine airports including Berlin, Hamburg and Memmingen, with closures at Dortmund, Dresden and Leipzig remaining in place.
• Ryanair says the decision will drop its German capacity below Winter 2024 levels and reduce connectivity for passengers.
• The airline plans to redeploy aircraft to lower-cost EU markets such as Italy, Poland and Spain.
• The company cites a roughly 24% aviation tax increase introduced in May 2024 and calls on Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder to lower access costs.
• Ryanair says it could add 30 aircraft, double traffic to 34 million passengers and create over 1,000 jobs if costs fall, noting similar fee disputes have driven cuts in Spain and Belgium.