Budget airline Ryanair has said it plans to stop serving Frankfurt Airport, which is Germany’s busiest airport.
The airline has said that it will stop serving the location at the end of March and it will close its base there. Ryanair's largest base currently is at London-Stansted with 44 aircraft, followed by its home base at Dublin Airport.
Ryanair has also said that after closing its base in Frankfurt it will reallocate its five planes there to other airports that “have responded with lower airport charges to stimulate traffic recovery”.
The airline complained that instead of providing incentives as the aviation industry struggles with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Frankfurt Airport “has chosen to increase prices even further, making Frankfurt uncompetitive with European airports”.
The Ireland-based company said that all Frankfurt-based flight crew “can secure alternative positions within the Ryanair network” and that passengers affected by cancellations would receive notifications and refunds “over the coming days”.
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