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Bremen Airport financial crisis and airline departures

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Bremen Airport is experiencing significant financial instability, with a structural deficit rising to approximately 13 million euros. Kai Stüchrenberg, chairman of the supervisory board of Flughafen Bremen GmbH, noted that insolvency cannot be ruled out. The deficit is attributed to high location costs, rising kerosene prices, decreased business travel, and the loss of Lufthansa connections to Frankfurt. To mitigate these risks, management is exploring a restructuring of the shareholder model to attract private capital and is negotiating with Lufthansa to incentivize the return of Frankfurt flights through potential fee discounts. The airport has also accelerated its cost-reduction timeline to the end of 2027. Adding to the financial pressure, Ryanair has announced its intention to withdraw from Bremen ~~Airport starting with the summer 2027 schedule following~~ Airport. While earlier estimates suggested a ~~dispute over airport fees.~~ loss of 400,000 passengers, recent updates indicate the airline will end all operations by April 2027, resulting in the loss of approximately 500,000 seats annually. This withdrawal will terminate routes connecting Bremen to Alicante, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, and London Stansted. The Bremen Senate has countered claims regarding the dispute, stating that the airline sought terms that would have allowed “nearly free use of infrastructure,” which would have resulted in financial losses for the airport. ~~This departure is expected to result in the loss of approximately 400,000 passengers per year, accounting for about 20% of the airport’s total passenger volume.~~ This withdrawal is part of a broader capacity reduction by Ryanair across European markets. In Germany, the airline is cutting approximately 700,000 seats in its upcoming winter schedule, a 10% decrease compared to the previous year. This includes a significant scale-back at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, where the airline will close its base of seven aircraft by October 24, resulting in the loss of half its capacity and twelve routes. In Austria, Ryanair is also reducing its fleet at Vienna-Schwechat from 16 to 12 aircraft, citing the Austrian passenger levy and high air navigation charges as factors making the region uncompetitive.

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