To those who have asked about planning their future career and family life: 10 years ago HHN had 8-10 a/c and was forecast to go to 20. There was talk of RYR contributing to a new terminal to handle the growth. There was talk about HHN becoming a central european training hub, etc. etc. Now your saying it is going down to 5 a/c. A very cloudy crystal ball hangs over Germany. Was there not a 'toys from pram' saga a few years ago in reaction to German airport taxes? There was a severe threat to cut back on German routes. What is the situation now? Did HHN achieve its new terminal? Are there any internal De. flights? I know the trains are hefty competition.
I don't think it's a cloudy crystal ball, just a shift in strategy. The same shift that we have been in other European markets. Three years ago, FR didn't fly to main airports such as CGN, HAM, NUE, etc.
HHN didn't get a new terminal but the existing one was expanded quite significantly (at this stage, half of that could probably be closed). There was talk of a whole new terminal (and some nice graphics put out by the company in charge of masterplan) but don't recall FR saying they would contribute to pay for it.