Eurowings to takes over routes from Berlin as Ryanair pulls out

Ryanair has reduced flights from Berlin, citing high taxes and costs, and plans to halve services while removing all seven aircraft starting in October. Eurowings is expanding its presence at Berlin Brandenburg Airport by stationing two additional aircraft for the winter schedule, increasing its fleet at BER to eleven jets. The airline will raise frequencies to holiday destinations including Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, and Tenerife. Eurowings also plans new routes, with Bologna confirmed as an addition and more potential destinations expected. The airline will decide in July whether to take over additional routes currently operated by Ryanair. The expansion is expected to create more than 300 local jobs.

"Budget airline Ryanair has repeatedly slashed flights from Berlin citing high taxes and costs. Now Eurowings has announced plans to takeover some of those routes and add others. Eurowings airline is moving to expand its presence at the Berlin Brandenburg airport (BER), adding both new aircraft and routes. The news comes just a few weeks after Ryanair confirmed it would halve its flights, and pull all seven of its aircraft, from the German capital starting in October."

"Eurowings has announced it will station two additional aircraft in Berlin for the winter schedule, bringing its total fleet at BER to eleven jets. The airline is planning to boost flight frequencies to popular holiday destinations including Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Tenerife. Eurowings also intends to introduce new routes, with Bologna confirmed so far one of several destinations which Ryanair plans to abandon. Further additions may follow."

"Eurowings has said it will decide in July whether to take over more routes currently operated by Ryanair. The expansion doesn't only represent more flights, but also local jobs. The airline expects to add more than 300 jobs as part of the move, underlining its growing commitment to Berlin. Eurowings believes in Berlin and sees good prospects for the location despite all the crises, the airline's CEO was quoted as saying in the company's press release."

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