<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>德國航空業歡迎政府的救助措施，減少税收和費用以提升競爭力。聯邦政府計劃將航空旅行地點的成本降低 10%，並在 2029 年前進一步減少。漢莎航空支持這些變化，強調需要迅速降低費用。聯盟旨在降低航空交通税和航空導航費，以應對高成本，這些成本阻礙了 COVID-19 後的復甦</p>

航空業遊説團體：救濟措施提升了行業的競爭力