Editing Hahn Airport (section)

===Losses and ownership transfers===
In 2003, the airport reported a loss of €17&nbsp;million, compared to €20&nbsp;million in 2002.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/ryanair-flies-to-rescue-of-frankfurt-hahn-airport-1.1137073 | title=Ryanair flies to rescue of Frankfurt-Hahn airport | first=Siobhan | last=Creaton | newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] | date=26 March 2004}}</ref>

In 2007, [[Etihad Cargo]] switched its German freighter services from Frankfurt International airport to Frankfurt-Hahn airport.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.hahn-airport.de/default.aspx?menu=press_archive&cc=en&dataid=509621 | title=Etihad Crystal Cargo Switches to Frankfurt-Hahn | publisher=Frankfurt–Hahn Airport | date=27 April 2007}}</ref>

Effective 1 January 2009, [[Fraport]] sold its 65% interest in the airport to the government of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]] for the symbolic price of €1. The airport had been losing money and Fraport did not want to continue to fund losses. The transaction increased the stake owned by the government to 82.5%.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.joc.com/air-cargo/fraport-sells-germanys-hahn-airport_20090203.html | title=Fraport Sells Germany's Hahn Airport | first=Bruce | last=Barnard | work=[[The Journal of Commerce]] | date=3 February 2009 | access-date=16 June 2018 | archive-date=16 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616103301/https://www.joc.com/air-cargo/fraport-sells-germanys-hahn-airport_20090203.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> Also in 2009, a cargo flight departing from Hahn using the [[Antonov 225]] made the world record for the heaviest single piece of air cargo, a 189.98 [[tonne]] generator for a [[Fossil-fuel power station]] in Armenia.<ref>{{cite press release | url=http://www.hahn-airport.de/default.aspx?menu=press_archive&cc=en&dataid=510506 | title=FrankfurtHahn Airport sets world record in air freight | publisher=Frankfurt–Hahn Airport | date=12 August 2009}}</ref>

In 2013, Etihad Cargo, a major customer of the airport, announced the relocation of its cargo operations from Hahn to Frankfurt Airport.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.airliners.de/etihad-cargo-verlaesst-frankfurt-hahn/28842 | title=Umzug nach Frankfurt/Main – Etihad Cargo verlässt Frankfurt-Hahn | work=airliners.de | date=16 January 2013}}</ref>

In January 2014, the airport announced it had accumulated debts of €125&nbsp;million while passenger and cargo traffic were decreasing.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.austrianaviation.net/news-international/news-detail/datum/2014/01/30/frankfurt-hahn-vor-dem-aus.html | title=Frankfurt-Hahn vor dem Aus? | work=austrianaviation.net}}</ref> The same year, the government pledged €80&nbsp;million to the airport so that it would avoid bankruptcy.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dw.com/en/germany-questions-use-of-regional-airports/a-16725429 | title=Germany questions use of regional airports | publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] | date=6 April 2013}}</ref> In February 2014, security staff at the airport initiated a strike action.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/frankfurt-hahn-airport-staff-on-strike-over-wage-dispute-1392811965 | title=Security Staff Strike at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport | first=Caitlan | last=Reeg | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=19 February 2014}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
In the summer of 2014, Ryanair reduced capacity on several routes for and removed 3 of 9 aircraft based at the airport.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.airliners.de/ryanair-streicht-angebot-am-hahn-weiter-zusammen/31186 | title=Ryanair streicht Angebot am Hahn weiter zusammen | work=airliners.de | date=15 January 2014}}</ref>

In March 2015, [[Yangtze River Express]], the largest freight customer of the airport with 4 cargo destinations and accounting for 50,000 of the airport's 130,000 tons of annual volume, announced it would cease its cargo operations at Frankfurt–Hahn Airport in favor of [[Munich Airport]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.airliners.de/flughafen-hahn-frachtkunden/35185 | title=Größter Frachtkunde am Flughafen Hahn zieht sich zurück | work=airliners.de}}</ref> Months earlier, [[Qatar Airways]] and [[Aeroflot]] had also ceased their cargo operations at the airport.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.airliners.de/rheinland-pfalz-flughafen-hahn/35211 | title=Rheinland-Pfalz will Flughafen Hahn weiterhin verkaufen | work=airliners.de | date=18 March 2015}}</ref>

In June 2016, the cargo subsidiary of [[Air France–KLM]] announced it would shut down its cargo reloading point at the airport, which was used to collect freight and transfer it to Paris by truck.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.aero.de/news-24497/Air-France-KLM-Cargo-verlaesst-Hahn.html | title=Air France KLM Cargo Verlaesst Hahn | work=aero.de | language=de | date=4 July 2016}}</ref> In August 2016, [[RAF-Avia]] from [[Latvia]] announced basing two aircraft at the airport to operate ad-hoc charter flights.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.aircargonews.net/news/airline/freighter-operator/single-view/news/raf-avia-adds-freight-to-hahn-operation.html | title=RAF Avia adds freighter to Hahn operation | work=Air Cargo News | date=2 September 2016}}</ref> Also in June 2016, the government of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]] announced the sale of its 82.5% interest in the airport to Shanghai Yiqian Trading Company.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hahn-m-a-china-idUSKCN0YS1G1 | title=Chinese buy Germany's Hahn airport for tourists, freight | first=Peter | last=Maushagen | work=[[Reuters]] | date=6 June 2016}}</ref> However, the deal fell apart a month later after the buyer failed to get approval to make the payment.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-airport-hahn-idUSKCN0ZM1ZT | title=Sale of Germany's Hahn airport to Chinese firm close to collapse | first=Tina | last=Bellon | work=[[Reuters]] | date=6 July 2016}}</ref>

In 2017, Suparna, formerly known as Yangtze River Express, began operating a 747-400F at the airport and [[AirBridgeCargo]] and Etihad also expanded cargo operations.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://theloadstar.co.uk/frankfurt-hahn-gets-back-track-new-services/ | title=Frankfurt-Hahn gets back on track with new services | first=Alex  | last=Lennane | work=The Load Star | date=5 September 2017}}</ref> In August 2017, [[HNA Group]], a [[Fortune Global 500]] company based in China acquired the 82.5% stake in the airport owned by the government of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]] for €15.1&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ft.com/content/631f9a22-7da5-11e7-9108-edda0bcbc928 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/631f9a22-7da5-11e7-9108-edda0bcbc928 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription | title=HNA buys German airport despite pressure on debt | first=Don | last=Weinland | work=[[Financial Times]] | date=10 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/285450/chinas-hna-takes-over-frankfurt-hahn | title=China's HNA takes over Frankfurt Hahn | first=Ian | last=Taylor | work=Travel Weekly | date=10 August 2017}}</ref> In conjunction with the acquisition, the [[European Commission]] agreed to cover up to €25.3&nbsp;million of losses between 2017 and 2021 while HNA makes improvements to the airport.<ref name=ecpublic>{{cite press release | url=http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-2221_en.htm | title=State aid: Commission approves public support to Frankfurt-Hahn airport | publisher=[[European Commission]] | date=31 July 2017}}</ref>

In February 2018, Ryanair announced the shift of part of its operations from Hahn to [[Frankfurt Airport]], where it opened a base in 2017. One of five aircraft were moved to Frankfurt Airport and four routes were cut at Frankfurt-Hahn.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://newsroom.aviator.aero/ryanair-moves-routes-from-frankfurt-hahn-to-frankfurt-am-main/ | title=Ryanair moves routes from Frankfurt-Hahn to Frankfurt am Main | work=Aviator | date=24 February 2018}}</ref> A year later, Ryanair announced further major cuts with a reduction to just 16 routes — from over 40 in earlier years — for the 2019/2020 winter season.<ref>[https://www.eifelzeitung.de/region/ryanair-verabschiedet-sich-in-raten-vom-hahn-212943/ eifelzeitung.de] 2 May 2019</ref> In July 2020, [[Ryanair]] announced plans to close their Hahn base by November 2020 after a labour union dispute. Hahn has been Ryanair's second base in continental [[Europe]], inaugurated in 2002.<ref>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/ryanair-will-basis-in-hahn-zum-november-schliessen aerotelegraph.com] 22 July 2020</ref> However, as of September 2020, no final decision had been made.{{Update inline|date=October 2022}}

The airport filed for [[bankruptcy]] on 19 October 2021 while continuing normal operations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dw.com/en/ryanair-hub-frankfurt-hahn-airport-files-for-bankruptcy/a-59550808 | title=Ryanair hub Frankfurt-Hahn Airport files for bankruptcy | publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]]}} 19 October 2021</ref> In June 2022, it was sold to a German investor,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/trier/flughafen-hahn-kaeufer-bekannt-gegeben-rlp-100.html |website=swr.de |language=de |trans-title=Hahn Airport sold to Swift Conjoy |date=2022-06-29 |title=Flughafen Hahn an Swift Conjoy verkauft}}</ref><ref name="SoldARGS">{{cite web |last1=Saunders |first1=Eddie |date=2022-06-30 |title=Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Group sells to SWIFT CONJOY |url=https://airlinergs.com/frankfurt-hahn-airport-group-sells-to-swift-conjoy/ |website=airlinergs.com}}</ref> which however did not transfer the agreed sales price by late 2022 raising doubt about the airport's future again.<ref>[https://www.airliners.de/hahn-kaeufer-zahlt-insolvenzverwalter-prueft-massnahmen/66900 airliners.de - "Hahn buyer does not pay"] (German) 17 November 2022</ref> Shortly after, the administrator signed preliminary contracts with two new potential buyers, one of them being the owner of nearby [[Nürburgring]].<ref>[https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/trier/flughafen-hahn-zweiter-kaufvertrag-100.html swr.de] (German) 4 February 2023</ref> If the purchase is approved, the new owner of the airport will be NR Holding, owned by Russian billionaire [[Viktor Kharitonin]], a major figure in the Russian pharmaceutical industry. The purchase price is 20 million euros.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.rbc.ru/business/04/02/2023/63de655a9a7947a624fdf11d|title=Миллиардер Харитонин купил в ФРГ обанкротившийся аэропорт за €20 млн|language=ru|date=2023-02-04|website=rbc.ru}}</ref>

In April 2023, the administrator announced that the airport had been sold to the Trier-based company Triwo, which already owns and operates several smaller airports.<ref>{{Cite web |last=deutschlandfunk.de |date=2023-04-04 |title=Insolvenzverfahren - Trierer Immobilienfirma kauft Flughafen Hahn |url=https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/trierer-immobilienfirma-kauft-flughafen-hahn-100.html |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Die Nachrichten |language=de}}</ref> The sale was subject to conditions from the time of the announcement until its definitive closing around 20 April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aktuell |first=S. W. R. |date=2023-04-04 |title=Endlich Käufer für den Flughafen Hahn gefunden |url=https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/trier/trierer-triwo-ag-uebernimmt-hunsrueck-flughafen-hahn-100.html |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=SWR Aktuell |language=de}}</ref> Triwo AG has officially been the owner of the airport company TRIWO Hahn Airport GmbH since May 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Website of the airport company |url=https://www.hahn-airport.de/de/unternehmen/ueber-uns |language=de}}</ref>