Overview
- Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG detailed a strict restructuring for Leipzig/Halle and Dresden to reach an operationally positive result in 2026.
- CEO Götz Ahmelmann confirmed both airports will continue operating despite what he called a very difficult market environment.
- The plan includes eliminating 172 positions, with 60 redundancies, alongside tighter cost controls and efforts to boost revenue.
- Leadership links Dresden’s recovery prospects to growth from the local semiconductor industry, while Leipzig/Halle leans on tourism plus freight.
- The airports are run by a publicly backed operator with the Free State of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt among the shareholders.