Oh, the horror.

It sure is a good thing that German businesses are never run that way.

Ryanair to shut Berlin base as it blames rise in German aviation tax – Trade union criticises airline’s plan to halve passenger numbers to the city as ‘purely profit-oriented…’

“German aviation is broken. The government admits that it is uncompetitive, yet there is no strategy to cut aviation taxes or high airport fees – despite Ryanair warning that Germany would lose traffic, connectivity, jobs and trade.

“Since 2019, Ryanair has been forced to close its bases in Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and Stuttgart … in addition to stopping all flights to Dresden, Leipzig and Dortmund.” It said the closures had led to the loss of 13 aircraft from those bases.

The German trade union Verdi criticised Ryanair’s plans as a “purely profit-oriented corporate strategy”.