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Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (FBB) has taken an important step towards financial independence. The company successfully placed a comprehensive refinancing package of €1,2 billion on the capital market ahead of schedule. The new financing, which has a term of five years, will be used to pay off guaranteed existing liabilities from
The International Aerospace Exhibition ILA Berlin is already experiencing enormous demand. According to the organizer, the German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI), around 90 percent of the exhibition space for the upcoming edition, which will take place from June 10 to 14, 2026 at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), has already been booked.
The governing coalition of the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats has made a controversial decision in its coalition committee deliberations regarding relief for the aviation industry: The increase in air traffic tax (ticket tax) decided upon by the previous government, amounting to €350 million annually, is to be reversed. The reduction to the level before May 1, 2024, is intended to...
The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag, in its most recent budget reconciliation meeting, made another important decision to stabilize German air traffic. It secured the continuation of the assumption of air traffic control costs for smaller, regional airports in the amount of €50 million for the year 2026. This sovereign task is carried out at these locations.
The center-right/center-left coalition has paved the way for significant relief for Germany's aviation sector. As of July 1, 2026, the German air passenger duty is to be reduced to the level it was at before the last increase in May 2024. This step, announced by Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) following the coalition committee's deliberations, aims to...
The coalition committee of the German Federal Government has adopted a comprehensive package of measures to strengthen Germany's position as an aviation hub as part of the budget negotiations for 2026. The ADV (Association of German Airports) welcomed the decision, which provides for savings of approximately €400 million in the 2026 federal budget. The key element is the reversal of the most recent increase.
The international airline association BARIG (Board of Airline Representatives in Germany) has welcomed in principle the measures to strengthen Germany's aviation sector, which were adopted by the coalition committee on November 13, 2025. At the heart of the package is the reversal of the increase in air passenger duty decided in 2024, with which the German government sends an important signal to the
The German leisure flight market is experiencing persistently high fluctuation and the strategic shifting of capacity between airlines. The most recent example of this is Condor's short-notice transfer of the Berlin-Hurghada route to its Estonian sister company, Marabu. This operational step, which took effect in the current winter flight schedule, not only marks a
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) recorded a new record high in passenger numbers last October 2025. A total of 2,66 million people traveled through the capital's airport, representing an increase of almost 100.000 passengers compared to the same month of the previous year. This rise underscores the continued upward trend of BER, which is increasingly establishing itself as an important European hub.
Eurowings is expanding its long-haul flight offerings from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) in the 2025/2026 winter schedule. A new addition is a direct connection to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The inaugural flight is scheduled to depart in November 2025 and will be offered three times a week.
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