Ryanair Poised to Take Advantage of Air Berlin Retreat in Germany
Skift Take
Ryanair is considering reducing its growth plans in the UK in light of the Brexit vote and now Germany is picking up some of the slack for Ryanair, which is expanding its already considerable presence there.
Ryanair Holdings Plc will add 10 new routes from Hamburg next summer as the low-cost giant seizes on a meltdown at Air Berlin Plc to offer 20 percent more flights in Germany in 2017.
Ryanair will open a base in Hamburg next month, stationing two jets there and adding seven routes from the north German city to take the total to 14. All of those destinations will be retained next year with three more, including Faro in Portugal and Thessaloniki in Greece, introduced, the company said Tuesday.
Europe’s biggest discount airline is boosting operations in Germany after unprofitable Air Berlin last week announced the shuttering of its Hamburg base and five others in the country as it halves its fleet and cuts 1,200 jobs. Ryanair was already targeting expansio
