Connections to Samos in Greece and Malaga in Spain will be completely removed from the flight schedule, while flights to Kos (Greece) will be significantly reduced. Condor had also planned to add a total of four new destinations from Hamburg with several weekly connections, thus better connecting the Hanseatic city to the rest of the world.
“We are not only cutting capacity in Hamburg, but also our planned growth in summer 2025 - a logical consequence of the threat of a completely disproportionate increase in charges in Hamburg,” says Peter Gerber, CEO of Condor. “With these significantly increased costs, we are not only forced to relocate flights from Hamburg to other locations, but also to increase prices. This is particularly regrettable for our customers there, especially as Hamburg had reliable solutions that would have prevented such a development. To date, this has failed due to the airport's unwillingness to reach an agreement with the airport users.”
Peter Gerber, who is also President of the Federal Association of German Airlines (BDF), emphasizes that the Hamburg case clearly shows that a sustainably competitive cost structure is needed at German aviation locations. “To achieve this, politicians must urgently set the course for a correction.”
Condor is the third largest airline at the location with its flights from Hamburg. The flight schedule includes vacation destinations in Greece, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands and the Spanish mainland, Madeira, Egypt, Italy, the Algarve and Turkey.