Ryanair Axes 800,000 Seats and 24 Routes in Germany Over ‘Crippling’ Air Travel Taxes
AviationNews – Budget giant Ryanair has drastically cut its German Winter 2025 flight schedule, removing over 800,000 seats and cancelling 24 routes across nine high-cost airports in a highly public dispute over high government access fees. This move underscores the low-cost carrier's sensitivity to national taxation, signaling a serious economic challenge for affected German airports and regional connectivity. The carrier confirmed the capacity cuts on Wednesday, October 15, directly attributing the decision to the German Federal Government's failure to address "sky-high access costs" and to reverse a recent…
