Ryanair to cut 50% of Berlin flights and quit Bremen Airport

Ryanair has announced plans to significantly reduce its operations from Berlin and Bremen airports. By late October, the Irish budget airline will halve the number of flights to and from Berlin, and cease operations at Bremen Airport. This move will result in a substantial decrease in passenger numbers, with BER seeing a drop from around 5 million to 2.5 million annual passengers.

The airline will also reduce service frequency on other routes and cut 12 Berlin-based destinations, including Bologna, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, and Vilnius. The cuts come as part of Ryanair's ongoing campaign against German airport taxes, with Senator for Economic Affairs in Bremen, Kristina Vogt, accusing the airline of demanding access to German airports at prices that would leave airports operating at a loss.

EasyJet Germany's boss, Stephan Erler, responded by pledging to increase services out of Berlin. The airline's decision to shift focus to smaller German airports, where state aid allocation rules are less strict, may further impact the affected airports. Despite being Europe's most profitable airline in 2025, Ryanair faced a significant fine of 256 million euros from Italy's competition watchdog for abusing its dominant position.