Wie in Wien: Ryanair streicht Angebot auch in Berlin deutlich zusammen

The Irish airline Ryanair is significantly reducing its flight offerings at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) as of today, announcing the withdrawal of twelve routes for the start of the winter flight plan this Sunday. Six of these routes, including Palermo, Marseille, Triest, Reggio Calabria, Tallinn, and Pisa, will no longer be directly reachable from BER, according to Berlin-Brandenburg Airport (FBB).

The remaining six routes will be taken over by other airlines, such as Easyjet, Eurowings, Sundair, Bologna, Lanzarote, Thessaloniki, Vilnius, and Saarbrücken. Berlin, Germany's capital, will continue to be served by Ryanair but will lose approximately half of its current offerings. The FBB is particularly concerned about the financial impact of these cuts, anticipating a significant decline in passenger numbers for 2026, from 26.1 million in the previous year to around 25.7 million.

Ryanair has been criticizing high location fees in Germany, particularly at BER, for years. For FBB, the reduction in offerings is a major blow, as it expects a further decrease in passenger numbers to between 25 and 25.2 million in the coming year. While BER was initially expected to handle up to 27 million passengers by 2027, the cuts have resulted in a 10% drop in the number of seats offered by Ryanair compared to the winter 2025/26.

Ryanair plans to completely remove Berlin-Bremen from its route network and other airlines are expanding their offerings in Hamburg, while capacity is being increased in Memmingen and Cologne. The winter flight plan of Ryanair also includes Saarbrücken and Friedrichshafen. Despite Ryanair's move, there will still be eight more destinations reachable from BER starting Sunday, thanks to other airlines expanding their offerings at Schönefeld.

Eurowings will add two more aircraft to its fleet at BER, bringing the total to eleven, and Wizz Air will also expand its route network.