Germany’s air travel industry asked for tax obligations on flight to be reduced on Sunday.
It follows Ryanair and Eurowings lately downsized solutions to and from Germany, mentioning high prices.
“Flying has to remain affordable,” German Aviation Association head of state Jens Bischof stated in statements released by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung paper.
“The air transport tax must be abolished. Sweden has shown the way,” stated Bischof, that is likewise the chief executive officer of Eurowings.
Germany boosts flight tax obligation
Germany has several of the greatest flight terminal costs in Europe.
But one especially controversial cost has actually been a flight tax obligation that the federal government boosted in May 2024.
The tax obligation currently includes in between EUR15 ($ 16) and EUR70 ($ 76) per ticket, depending upon the range.
The procedure was presented for ecological factors however it has actually currently been allocated for various other objectives also.
zc/jcg (dpa, AFP)
