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    Trade union criticises airline’s plan to halve passenger numbers to the city as ‘purely profit-oriented’ Ryanair is to shut its Berlin operating base and cut its winter schedule to the German capital in half, blaming soaring aviation taxes in the country.The Irish budget carrier said its relocation of seven aircraft to other centres would reduce its Berlin passenger numbers from 4.5 million to 2.2 million a year, with flights in and out of the city served from October by planes based at other
     

Ryanair to shut Berlin base as it blames rise in German aviation tax

26 April 2026 at 13:44

Trade union criticises airline’s plan to halve passenger numbers to the city as ‘purely profit-oriented’

Ryanair is to shut its Berlin operating base and cut its winter schedule to the German capital in half, blaming soaring aviation taxes in the country.

The Irish budget carrier said its relocation of seven aircraft to other centres would reduce its Berlin passenger numbers from 4.5 million to 2.2 million a year, with flights in and out of the city served from October by planes based at other airports.

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© Photograph: Christian Mang/Reuters

© Photograph: Christian Mang/Reuters

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  • 1957 Chevrolet 150 2 Door Sedan J Wells S
    J Wells S posted a photo: Taken at the Friday night Milford Cruise-in held in Milford, Ohio. Figuring out what year this car was mystified me for a bit as I don't remember a 150 model and the rear trim looked more like a '56 than that of the '57's I remember and the three slashes/indentions by the headlight are missing. I thought it might be a '56 with a '57 front. With a little research, I found some 150's that seem to have solved the mystery.
     

1957 Chevrolet 150 2 Door Sedan

25 April 2026 at 21:53

J Wells S posted a photo:

1957 Chevrolet 150 2 Door Sedan

Taken at the Friday night Milford Cruise-in held in Milford, Ohio.

Figuring out what year this car was mystified me for a bit as I don't remember a 150 model and the rear trim looked more like a '56 than that of the '57's I remember and the three slashes/indentions by the headlight are missing. I thought it might be a '56 with a '57 front. With a little research, I found some 150's that seem to have solved the mystery.

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