Rostock-Laage Airport before sale: Who takes over the aviation hub?

Rostock-Laage Airport before sale: Who takes over the aviation hub?

Rostock, Deutschland - The future of Rostock-Laage Airport is on the brink. The Zeitfracht group, which has been owner of the airport since 2021, plans to sell it. A few years ago, the group had followed ambitious plans to use the airport as a hub for air freight and for charter and line flights. But these projects have failed, reports ndr . A strategic investor has already been found, but the name of which remains under lock and key. The buyer has announced that it will continue to employ around 50 employees.

The sale of the civilian part of the airport, including the terminal building and other areas, is still subject to official permits. Most of the airport belongs to the federal government and is used militarily, including through the air force squadron 73 "Steinhoff" and the Air Force weapons school. The Bundeswehr also plans to invest about one billion euros in the location.

decline in passenger traffic

Since the takeover in 2021 and the purchase price of 200,000 euros, passenger traffic at Rostock-Laage Airport has almost completely stopped. For 2025, holiday flights in European holiday regions are no longer planned, only charter flights to Vienna and Zurich are planned - unfortunately only to a very limited extent. This development fell together with a worldwide increase in passenger traffic, which according to Lufthansa Report in 2024 compared to the previous year is.

The Asia/Pacific region recorded the greatest increase in 17 percent, while European airlines achieved an increase of 9 percent. Nevertheless, German passengers have to wait until after 2030 for the return of the pre -Pandemic flight level, provided that the current trends continue. The reasons for this include the faster long -distance transport connections of the railway and the high state location costs.

A look at the industry

Despite the setbacks at Rostock Airport, however, the industry shows positive trends overall. Aviation will recover economically from the pandemic effects by 2025. The number of passengers should be 21 percent above the 2018 values, while the IATA assumes a stable return of the number of passengers. In contrast, Eurocontrol has a more pessimistic forecast and only sees the return to the 2019 values ​​in Europe for 2026.
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