Germany doubles aviation tax, imposes minimum fare rule

Credit: Rob Finlayson
Germany’s coalition government has agreed to double the country’s short-haul aviation tax and impose a minimum fare rule in 2020. After marathon negotiations, the government, which consists of three parties, decided to double the current €7.38 ($8.17) tax per passenger departing from German airports...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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