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German Low-cost Carrier Segment Comes to a Standstill

Across Europe, the number of budget flights continues to increase though competition among budget airlines remains relatively weak.

By Cathy Buyck • Contributor - Europe

November 6, 2019

While the number of low-cost flights across Europe rose by almost 4 percent during the past summer season, Germany did not follow the positive trend and recorded a one percent fall in the number of low-cost services compared with last year, to 6,683 weekly departures, analysis by the German Aerospace Centre DLR concluded. The DLR cited a decline in flights to Italy, Spain, and the UK as well as domestically within Germany. Only Wizz Air carried out a significant expansion, even though its presence remained small with just 314 flights per week, while the two biggest budget airlines operating in the country—Eurowings and Ryanair—reduced their offerings.

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