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Immediately after the launch, the first malfunction: Frankfurt Sky Line train out of service

by the Logistics TransportIn the the General Assembly

Welcome to Frankfurt Airport’. The new Sky Line train (Line 2) is out of service until further notice; This is the message waiting for everyone who visits the website of the largest airport in Germany’, as well as passengers on the premises.

It was stated that the blackout was due to ‘, the necessary technical examinations and adjustments in the general system. Passengers now have to use shuttle buses instead of the new train; They commute between terminals 1, 2 and 3 every day.

However, the new Sky Line train opened only a month ago at Frankfurt Airport’. The self-driving train is intended to carry up to 4,000 ’ and non-Schengen passengers per hour from Terminal 1’ to Terminal 3’e over a distance of 5.6 kilometers. This is the quick and efficient – idea: The trip only takes eight minutes and is free. Frankfurt AirportTwelve trains, each consisting of two wagons, will run on the route that will connect ’'s regional and long-distance train stations to Terminal 3’.

It is currently unclear when the Sky Line train will fulfill these promises once again. Operator Fraport asked for patience and said he was working to get the service up and running as soon as possible.

According to Frankfurt Airport’, the opening of the new Terminal 3’ marks the beginning of a new era. The transition from Terminal 2’ to Terminal 3’e is scheduled to be completed on June 9, and the operator says the new facilities can accommodate up to 19 million passengers per year. Fraport has invested a total of 4 billion euros in the project. Promised ‘excellent connection’ is a little delayed due to the shutdown of Sky Line’.

‘Europe’'s most unsuccessful airport’: Ryanair begins phased removal of Berlin base, blaming the drop in traffic

by the Logistics TransportIn the the General Assembly

Ryanair, the largest airline in ’, Germany, plans to stop seven aircraft operations in the ’ capital on October 24, and will soon say goodbye to the Berlin base.

The carrier noted that air traffic fell from 36 million passengers in 2019’ to 26 million last year, calling Berlin’i “European’'s most unsuccessful airport.

The budget airline said in a statement that all seven aircraft based in “Berlin will be re-allocated to lower-cost airports in other EU countries that, in this case, lift aviation taxes, such as Sweden, Slovakia, Albania and Italy.

Ryanair has counted the number of flights it operates from Berlin’e and Berlin’e in its winter program. %He's gonna cut it by 50.

The carrier's complaints also stem from people's frustration with the German commercial aviation model, which Ryanair DAC CEO Eddie Wilson ’ describes as the ’aptal aviation tax regime“, which relies largely on high taxes.

Wilson also accused German aviation of being the “bozuk” due to the lack of an exit plan for lowering aviation taxes or high airport fees.

“Ryanair had to stop all flights to Dresden, Leipzig and Dortmund’a since 2019’, as well as close their bases in Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart’ (which resulted in the loss of 13 aircraft), added ”.

According to the carrier, the aviation tax has doubled since 2019’ from 7.30 Euro’ to 15.50 Euro’ per passenger, safety fees are expected to increase from 2024’te 10 Euro’ to 20 Euro’ per passenger by January 2028’, air traffic control fees have tripled to 3.30 Euro’ per passenger and have already increased since the Covid-19 period in addition to increased airport fees as of 2029 %An increase of 10’ will come into effect.

It seems that this feeling was a surprise for Berlin Brandenburg Airport.

In a statement via airport X, “Ryanair said ’ was surprised by ”'s announcement at this point. We're still in talks with “ Airlines. No increase in airport fares is planned.”

The budget carrier's announcement also comes after the German Federal Cabinet's Ministry of Finance confirmed ’'s plans to roll back its flight taxes (Luftverkehrsteuer) to 2024 levels.

In the ministry's statement, “, the Federal Ministry of Finance, considers it important to transfer discounts to passengers, ” said.