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Ryanair does not rule out a return to Frankfurt Airport - and shoots at Lufthansa 

2022-01-13T11:29:44.992Z


Ryanair does not rule out a return to Frankfurt Airport - and shoots at Lufthansa  Created: 01/13/2022, 12:22 PM From: Marvin Ziegele An airplane of the low-cost airline Ryanair at Frankfurt Airport. © Rüdiger Wölk / imago The low-cost airline Ryanair is causing a stir with its withdrawal from Frankfurt Airport. Now she is targeting Lufthansa.  Frankfurt - It has recently been decided: Ryanai


Ryanair does not rule out a return to Frankfurt Airport - and shoots at Lufthansa 

Created: 01/13/2022, 12:22 PM

From: Marvin Ziegele

An airplane of the low-cost airline Ryanair at Frankfurt Airport.

© Rüdiger Wölk / imago

The low-cost airline Ryanair is causing a stir with its withdrawal from Frankfurt Airport.

Now she is targeting Lufthansa. 

Frankfurt - It has recently been decided: Ryanair is leaving Frankfurt Airport *.

The airline announced its withdrawal because of the high take-off and landing fees at Frankfurt Airport.

The five remaining aircraft at Frankfurt Airport are to be redistributed to more cost-effective airports by March 31 of this year.

Nevertheless, the low-cost airline does not rule out a return in a few years.

"We will certainly have very good discussions about Pier G in the new Terminal 3 *," said the head of the Ryanair subsidiary Laudamotion and Germany spokesman, Andreas Gruber, on Wednesday (January 12th, 2022) of the dpa.

After all, the growth targets of the group and the airport operator Fraport were in good agreement.

Frankfurt Airport: Ryanair does not rule out return

“Ultimately, it was the price increase at the beginning of the year that made the difference.

At a time when the aim is to get air traffic going again, we would have expected incentives like those offered at many other airports in Europe, ”said Gruber.

He cited Italy, Ireland, Spain, Stockholm-Arlanda and Vienna as examples.

"We also need more airports in Germany in order to achieve our growth targets," said Gruber.

In the summer of 2022, Ryanair will grow outside of the Rhine-Main area and against the general market trend, the manager said.

The Frankfurt flight program will not be replaced in the short term.

"The bill is paid by the passengers in Frankfurt and the surrounding area with significantly higher ticket prices."

At the same time, Ryanair insisted on making fun of the latest announcement from Lufthansa *.

According to boss Carsten Spohr, Lufthansa will have to "carry out 18,000 additional, useless flights in winter to secure our take-off and landing rights," reported Der Spiegel.

Actually, Lufthansa would like to cancel these flights because they would damage the climate.

In addition, the EU Commission demands that an airline must use a time window for a take-off or landing (slots) so that it can keep it.

Ryanair via Lufthansa at Frankfurt Airport: "Sells cheap tickets"

Ryanair countered: “We have the solution: Sell cheap tickets.” Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary also spoke of Lufthansa's “crocodile tears with a view to the environment”.

But the airline is "ready to do anything to save its time window".

Lufthansa, the main airline at Frankfurt Airport, responded to Ryanair's accusation and claimed that there was never any talk of ghost flights.

“We are concerned with a European harmonization of the exemptions for the use of take-off and landing rights in the current winter flight schedule.

This could avoid many thousands of unnecessary flights in Europe. "(Marv / dpa)

Source: merkur

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