Luftfahrt: 450 gestrichene Flugverbindungen: Wirtschaftsstandorte verlieren den Anschluss
Wegen der hohen Kosten werden kleinere Flughäfen von Drehkreuzen abgehängt. Die Wirtschaft schlägt Alarm. Mittlerweile initiieren Unternehmer eigene Airlines – doch die tun sich schwer.
450 flights have been cancelled, leaving businesses in Germany without connections to the international airline network, according to a report. Skyhub PAD, a privately founded airline, attempted to save the connection to Munich Airport in Paderborn but failed due to high state costs, such as air traffic control and security checks.
Air Uniqon, another virtual airline supported by regional companies, had to reduce flights from Friedrichshafen after only six months. The shrinking number of routes in Germany has been a concern for a long time, with 450 connections disappearing since 2019, according to the German Air Transport Association (BDL). Smaller airports have seen more than ten routes cancelled, including Bremen, Dortmund, Karlsruhe, Baden-Baden, Münster/Osnabrück, and Nuremberg.
Lufthansa stopped Cityline's flight operations in April, which were essential for passengers from decentralized airports to Frankfurt and Munich. Lufthansa Group's management is also tightening its ground transportation network, leaving decentralized airports with access to only one or two major hubs instead of multiple. The government is beginning to address the industry's location problems, but no end to route cancellations is in sight.
Smaller airports and decentralized regions in Germany are losing their links to the international airline network, and the lack of international connectivity is impacting both private and business travelers.
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