Berlin Brandenburg Airport launches cost‑saving plan after Ryanair cuts flights

Ryanair will close its base at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on 24 October, remove 700,000 seats from its winter schedule in Germany and relocate all seven aircraft stationed there to cheaper airports, while its traffic in Berlin is expected to halve to about 2.5 million passengers in 2027; the airport’s passenger forecast has dropped to 25.7 million for 2026 and around 25 million for 2027, below earlier targets.

BER chief Aletta von Massenbach said the airport will launch a savings round, review all personnel and material costs and postpone some investments, while still investing to reduce costs and exploring new revenue opportunities.