The low-cost flight market in Germany continues to suffer from the consequences of the corona pandemic. While supply in the rest of Europe has already exceeded the previous level, there has recently been only weak growth in this country, as the German Aerospace Center determined for the current edition of its “Low-Cost Report”. The reasons include higher taxes, fees and a declining supply within Germany.
In the July week examined, the offer of 4,260 departures on 760 routes was six percent above the previous year's value, but remained 30 percent below the 2019 level. The share of low-cost flights in total German air traffic was also 30, three percent points below the pre-crisis level. Value. Across Europe, however, the proportion is over 35 percent, with a total of 68,000 starts on 10,600 routes – an increase of 2 percent compared to 2019.
There are essentially 14 airlines active in the German low-cost flight market, of which Eurowings, Ryanair, Easyjet and Wizz Air account for 91 percent of the market share. All companies offer flights in 45 countries. Spain and Italy are the most frequently visited destinations. The number of connections within Germany has increased significantly, also due to a lack of demand.
The article “Cheap flight report – German market is only recovering slowly” was published on December 13th, 2024 in the News category by Holger Holzer/SP-X with the keywords Cheap flight report, news, published.
