According to Lufthansa, Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports are the focus of possible further cuts in German air traffic. "If the German government continues to hesitate, the current sobering findings will not even mark the bottom of the trough," it says in a recent public newsletter to political decision-makers. Several media outlets had previously reported.
Lufthansa, Eurowings and other domestic and foreign airlines will continue to reduce their services if there is no reduction in taxes and fees.
In addition to the two eastern German airports, the focus is also on airports in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. No network planner can escape the economic reality, the Group wrote.
Lufthansa Airlines CEO Jens Ritter had previously told the newspapers of the Funke media group: "The list of airports that we have to look at from a business perspective is long: Bremen, Dresden, Cologne, Leipzig, Münster, Nuremberg, Stuttgart - to name just a few."
On request, Lufthansa emphasized that no decision had yet been made about specific cuts in the 2026 summer flight schedule. "The 2026 summer timetable, which starts at the end of March 2026, is currently being planned. We expect it to be published towards the end of October/beginning of November 2025," said a spokesperson. Which connections to and from Germany could be reduced or canceled depends "among other things, on further political decisions".
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