# Europe's largest airline Ryanair will soon bid farewell to its Berlin base.

*business · news · 2026-04-27 · Euronews*

## Key points

- Ryanair will close its Berlin base and stop all seven based aircraft operations on 24 October.
- Ryanair will cut Berlin flights by 50% in its winter schedule due to high German aviation taxes.
- Ryanair cites doubled aviation tax and tripled air traffic control fees since 2019 among main reasons.
- Germany's Finance Ministry now plans to roll aviation taxes back to 2024 levels for travelers.

**Companies:** Ryanair
**Countries:** Germany, Sweden, Slovakia, Albania, Italy

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