Overview
- The 2025/26 winter schedules took effect on 26 October, with Düsseldorf linking to about 130 destinations in 46 countries via more than 50 airlines and Cologne/Bonn listing 71 destinations served by 22 carriers.
- Eurowings adds new Düsseldorf routes including Dubai three times weekly and Innsbruck twice weekly, plus Dublin, Seville, Warsaw and Beirut.
- Long‑haul and leisure capacity from Düsseldorf grows, with Emirates operating twice daily to Dubai, Qatar Airways 10 weekly to Doha, and more than 1,500 flights to the Canary Islands this season.
- Cologne/Bonn’s programme features Wizz Air’s return with Bucharest now flying and Tuzla, Skopje and Tirana starting in December, while Eurowings raises Dubai to four weekly and upgauges aircraft to Jeddah.
- Traffic outlooks point to steady gains in 2025, with Düsseldorf guiding roughly 4–5% growth year over year and Cologne/Bonn expecting around 10 million passengers, both still short of 2019 levels.