TUI fly (Germany) (X3, Hannover) has reached an agreement with Zweibrücken's provisional liquidator, Jan Markus Plathner, concerning the airport's future. Germany's Airliners.de newswire says the carrier agreed to meet the airport's liquidity shortfall thereby ensuring its short term operational needs until November.
"We know that the history and the importance of the airport. We will strive to promote the platform to potential investors," Plathner said.
TUIfly currently serves Ankara Esenboga, Antalya, Fuerteventura, Irakleion, Gran Canaria, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, and Tenerife Sur from Zweibrücken
Despite a European Commission decision ordering the repayment of EUR56million (USD75.6million) in subsidies extended the airport by local authorities, the federal Rhineland-Palatinate government has reportedly expressed a desire to inject more funds into the facility, situated just 30km away from Saarbrücken.
