Bankrot Air Berlin caused a decline in flights in Germany

Berlin, July 15th (TASR) – Bankroll of the company Air Berlin Air Berlin in October It was announced by the Association of German Airports (ADV)

.In particular, between January and May 2018, the ADV recorded a decrease in the number of domestic passengers from 5% compared to the same period.

At the same time, the strong growth of air traffic in Europe allowed German airports to reach the first five months of 2018 during the first five months of the year

German airports still feel the consequences of airline consolidation measures, a total increase in passenger numbers from 2.3% to nearly 110 million people [19659003] According to ADV's preliminary data, in June, air services Germans used 22.44 million passengers, 2.4% more than the same month last year.

Following the bankruptcy of Air Berlin in October 2017, Eurowings Airlines, the subsidiary of Lufthansa and the British low-cost carrier EasyJet, began offering replacement services on domestic lines in Germany

. ] The decrease in flights was mainly recorded by smaller airports, such as Erfurt (49.8% less traffic in June compared with the same month of 2017), Karlsruhe (73.1% lost flights) and Nuremberg (29 , 3%) 19659003] But even the major airports of Berlin and Düsseldorf are still not completely recovered from the departure of Air Berlin