Eurowings cuts flights at Hamburg Airport due to rising costs

Eurowings, Germany's second-largest airline, has announced a reduction in its services at Hamburg Airport for 2025 due to rising location costs. The airline plans to cut over 1,000 flights to and from Hamburg and transfer them to other locations. This decision will affect the popular Hamburg-Cologne/Bonn route, which will no longer be available in the summer timetable of 2025. Additionally, six destinations in Europe and North Africa will be removed from Eurowings' schedule.

"The reduced offer will significantly weaken the direct connection to Hamburg and make flying from the Hanseatic city noticeably more expensive," stated Eurowings CEO Jens Bischof. He added that this situation could have been avoided if not for the airport's "completely disproportionate increase in charges." Bischof expressed regret over the lack of viable solutions and noted that both leisure and business travelers would suffer as a result.

Eurowings is also considering further route closures at other German airports due to increasing infrastructure and location costs. The airline is evaluating shifting flights to other EU countries as flying within Germany becomes increasingly costly and unprofitable on many routes.