Ryanair to shut Berlin base as it blames rise in German aviation tax

<p>Trade union criticises airline’s plan to halve passenger numbers to the city as ‘purely profit-oriented’ </p><p>Ryanair is to shut its Berlin operating base and cut its winter schedule to the German capital in half, blaming soaring aviation taxes in the country.</p><p>The Irish budget carrier said its relocation of seven aircraft to other centres would reduce its Berlin passenger numbers from 4.5 million to 2.2 million a year, with flights in and out of the city served from October by planes based at other airports.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/26/ryanair-shut-berlin-base-blames-german-aviation-tax-union">Continue reading...</a>