Germany Mulls Aviation Tax Hike For Climate Change

FRANKFURT—The German government is nearing a decision on key measures tackling climate change that include a massive increase in the country’s aviation tax for short-range domestic flights. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Party (CDU) has proposed a doubling of the domestic ticket tax...
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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