<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>The aviation sector has welcomed the coalition committee's agreements on relief measures for air transport, viewing them as a stimulus for Germany as a business location.</p><p> &#34;The federal government has kept its word and put an end to the years-long upward spiral of taxes and fees for air travel from Germany,&#34; said Joachim Lang, CEO of the German Aviation Industry Association (BDL), on Thursday evening. &#34;This is an important signal.&#34; The planned relief measures are expected to reduce state-imposed location costs for air travel by around ten percent. &#34;This is a good first step toward strengthening the competitiveness of our aviation industry--with positive effects reaching far beyond our own sector.&#34;</p><p> Lufthansa also described the measures as an important step, stating, &#34;Flying in and out of Germany has become too expensive.&#34; In addition to the now-approved reduction in the air traffic tax, it is particularly important to swiftly implement measures to lower fees, a spokesperson for the airline explained. With these decisions, the federal government has shown that it recognizes the seriousness of the situation in the aviation sector. &#34;We therefore expect that it will also push for a correction of competition-distorting regulations at the European level.&#34;</p><p> The leaders of the governing coalition of the Union and SPD have agreed to provide relief for the industry. For example, the air traffic tax is to be reduced to its pre-May 2024 level as of July 1, 2026. Additionally, there will be no further increase in air navigation charges in 2026; instead, a first reduction is planned. &#34;Beyond that, we will ensure that fees decrease by well over ten percent in total by 2029,&#34; they stated. Furthermore, costs for airport security checks are to be reduced through better and more efficient procedures.</p><p> Germany continues to lag behind the recovery of European aviation since the coronavirus crisis. The reason is that many low-cost carriers such as Ryanair and EasyJet have reduced their flight offerings, citing high location costs in Germany as justification.</p><p>(Reporting by Klaus Lauer; Edited by Hans Busemann; For inquiries, please contact our editorial teams at berlin.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com (for politics and economy) or frankfurt.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com (for companies and markets).)</p><br/></div></div>

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<p>德国航空业欢迎政府的救助措施，减少税收和费用以提升竞争力。联邦政府计划将航空旅行地点的成本降低 10%，并在 2029 年前进一步减少。汉莎航空支持这些变化，强调需要迅速降低费用。联盟旨在降低航空交通税和航空导航费，以应对高成本，这些成本阻碍了 COVID-19 后的复苏</p>

航空业游说团体：救济措施提升了行业的竞争力