Overview
- Lufthansa says about 100 domestic flights per week could be removed next summer, with the Dresden–Munich route explicitly under review.
- Leipzig/Halle will see 17% fewer departures this winter and Dresden about 8% fewer, with schedules leaning more toward leisure destinations.
- Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG chief Götz Ahmelmann warns of risks to regional connectivity and urges Berlin to reduce ticket tax, security fees and air‑navigation charges.
- Ryanair is trimming German winter capacity and plans fewer January departures from Nuremberg, while Eurowings will drop several Nuremberg leisure routes from summer 2026.
- Industry leaders report state‑driven location costs have nearly doubled since 2019 and note that pledged federal cuts to the air‑traffic tax have yet to materialize.