The operating company of Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) has presented its annual financial statements for the 2025 fiscal year, reporting further financial consolidation. Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (FBB) reported operating profit before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of €203,9 million, once again generating a positive operating profit.
Despite the persistently challenging economic environment in the European air transport sector, the group's net loss for the year decreased by €48,3 million compared to the previous year, now amounting to €86,1 million. This decline was more pronounced than originally projected in the airport company's business plans.
The improved financial results are also reflected in the increased passenger numbers of the past year. A total of 26,1 million passengers used Berlin Brandenburg Airport as a departure, arrival, or transfer airport, representing an increase of 2,3 percent compared to 2024. At the same time, the number of aircraft movements rose slightly by 0,7 percent to just over 193.000 takeoffs and landings. Thanks to the increased passenger volume and improved non-aviation revenues, the operating company's total revenues rose from €645,7 million in the previous year to €666,5 million in the reporting period.
A key milestone in the annual report concerns the restructuring of liabilities. In November 2025, the airport company successfully placed a refinancing package on the capital market for €1,2 billion in loan liabilities. In February 2026, the final agreed capital injection of €500 million from the three public-sector shareholders – Berlin, Brandenburg, and the Federal Government – followed, primarily used to repay existing loans from the airport's lengthy construction phase. Since the originally pledged shareholder support of up to €660 million was not fully utilized, FBB now operates financially independently and no longer requires government guarantees.
Aletta von Massenbach, CEO of FBB, attributed the stabilization to the strict implementation of the partial debt reduction plan adopted in 2021. Thanks to the financial restructuring and the achievement of capital market readiness, the airport company is now able to finance upcoming investments in the modernization of terminal buildings and security infrastructure without government subsidies. Nevertheless, the economic development of the location remains challenging by international standards, as the recovery of air traffic at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is progressing more slowly than at other European hubs due to changing booking patterns in business travel and increased operating costs.