COVID-19 Impact on EUROCONTROL Member States - Germany

EUROCONTROL Briefing
Airplane with Germany's Flag (DE) on the tail

EUROCONTROL has released an updated briefing on the impact of COVID-19 on aviation in Germany.

The briefing (available for download below in English and German) provides key facts and graphics and is one of a series covering the impact of the crisis on countries across Europe.

It includes a specific country-level forecast, which shows that in the (most likely) Scenario 2, 2024 traffic in Germany is expected to achieve 91% of the 2019 level.

More information on the recent forecasts produced by EUROCONTROL can be found here.

The briefing includes also information on airports, the major airlines, market segments and traffic flows, including:

  • Total flights lost since 1 March 2020: 1.7M flights;
  • Current flight status: 2505 daily flights or -59% vs 2019 (7-day average);
  • Traffic forecast: 45% of 2019 in 2021 & 68% in 2022;
  • GDP: +3.8% in 2021 & +4.3% in 2022 (vs. previous year);
  • Vaccination: 21.71 per hundred people fully vaccinated;
  • Busiest airport: Frankfurt with 641 average daily flights (-58% vs. 2019);
  • Busiest airline: Lufthansa with 526 average daily flights (-66% vs. 2019).

. The briefing (attached) provides key facts and graphics and is one of a series covering the impact of the crisis on countries across the EUROCONTROL Network.

Germany has lost nearly a million flights compared to 2019 and over a hundred and fifty million passengers. Flights to/from/within Germany are currently 65% down on last year and the number of passengers is 83% down. Although we saw some recovery in the summer, traffic is again falling at present.

The briefing includes information on airports, the major airlines, market segments and traffic flows, including:

  • Last week Frankfurt and Munich flights were 62% and 69% down on last year;
  • Lufthansa/Eurowings flights were 68%/80% down on 2019 while DHL Express flights increased by 14%;
  • Domestic flights were slightly less affected (50% down) than other flows.

Watch our animation on the impact of COVID-19 on flights to and from Germany and download our factsheet below.

Files

COVID-19 Impact on EUROCONTROL Member States - Germany - June 2021
COVID-19 Auswirkungen auf die Mitgliedstaaten von EUROCONTROL – Deutschland - Juni 2021
COVID-19 Impact on EUROCONTROL Member States - Germany - November 2020
COVID-19 Auswirkungen auf die Mitgliedstaaten von EUROCONTROL – Deutschland - November 2020