Overview

• Ryanair will remove 800,000 winter seats and cancel 24 routes across nine German airports, taking capacity below last winter’s levels.
• The airline cites a May 2024 aviation tax increase along with high ATC, security and airport fees, while publicly urging Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder to act.
• Berlin, Hamburg and Memmingen are among the affected locations, with Dortmund, Dresden and Leipzig remaining closed in the carrier’s network.
• Ryanair says it could deploy 30 additional aircraft, invest about US$3 billion and lift German traffic to 34 million passengers a year if access costs fall.
• Separately, the carrier will cut 1.2 million seats in Spain for next summer and suspend all Asturias flights, attributing the move to Aena’s higher regional airport fees.