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Berlin - Ryanair, Europe's largest budget airline, may close some of its routes in Germany because of a new departure tax being introduced by the Berlin government, company officials said Thursday.
"We will have to review all of our routes, and it is likely that these taxes will lead to a decline in passenger numbers," Ryanair spokesman Stephen McNamara told the German Press Agency dpa.
On Wednesday, the German government had signed off on 20 billion euros (25.6 billion dollars) in budget cuts and tax increases aimed at slashing its deficit. A major component is a new airport departure tax of up to 45 euros on each passenger from January 1, which is expected to raise 1 billion euros a year.
Ryanair spokeswoman Henrike Schmidt told dpa-AFX that the review could then "lead to route closures."
Ryanair operates 174 routes to European and North African destinations from its three German hubs in Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and Bremen. The airline carries some 11 million passengers a year from Germany.
Ryanair has appealed to the German parliament, which must approve the cabinet's budget measures, to "prevent this mad flight tax."
"These are self-defeating taxes, they lead to a reduction in tourism numbers and a loss of jobs," McNamara said.
The government has presented the levy as a form of "green" taxation, aimed at reducing heavy carbon-emitting travel patterns while raising revenue.
Ryanair said it intends to lobby the German parliament through the European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA).
ELFAA has claimed that the new tax will lead to 10,000 job losses.
Berlin - Ryanair, Europe's largest budget airline, may close some of its routes in Germany because of a new departure tax being introduced by the Berlin government, company officials said Thursday.
"We will have to review all of our routes, and it is likely that these taxes will lead to a decline in passenger numbers," Ryanair spokesman Stephen McNamara told the German Press Agency dpa.
On Wednesday, the German government had signed off on 20 billion euros (25.6 billion dollars) in budget cuts and tax increases aimed at slashing its deficit. A major component is a new airport departure tax of up to 45 euros on each passenger from January 1, which is expected to raise 1 billion euros a year.
Ryanair spokeswoman Henrike Schmidt told dpa-AFX that the review could then "lead to route closures."
Ryanair operates 174 routes to European and North African destinations from its three German hubs in Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and Bremen. The airline carries some 11 million passengers a year from Germany.
Ryanair has appealed to the German parliament, which must approve the cabinet's budget measures, to "prevent this mad flight tax."
"These are self-defeating taxes, they lead to a reduction in tourism numbers and a loss of jobs," McNamara said.
The government has presented the levy as a form of "green" taxation, aimed at reducing heavy carbon-emitting travel patterns while raising revenue.
Ryanair said it intends to lobby the German parliament through the European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA).
ELFAA has claimed that the new tax will lead to 10,000 job losses.
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Vanhimmat
Vero varmasti vaikuttaa (Ryanairin) matkustajien intoon valita Saksa vaikkapa viikonloppulomakohteeksi. Vero voi pahimmillaan tuplata halpalennon hinnan! Mikäli kaavailtu vero toteutuu, halunnee Ryanair myös toteuttaa uhkauksensa vähentää reittejä.
Toisaalta Bremen ja Hahn ovat nykyisellään niin suosittuja kohteita, että vaikea olisi kuvitella niiden hiipuvan. Onhan Lontooseenkin riittänyt menijöitä Britannian vastaavasta verosta huolimatta.
Suomalaisten kannalta kaikki verokaavailut ovat kauhistus, tänne kun on niin vähän lentämislle vaihtoehtoisia kulkutapaja.
Ryanair saattaa vähentää reittejään Saksasta mikäli vero toteutuu. Näin se on tehnyt muuallakin. Mm Ruotsista vähennettiin matkustajaveron vuoksi useita reittejä muutama vuosi sitten. Hallituksen vaihduttua vero poistettiin ja Ryanair lisäsi merkittävästi reittejään Ruotsiin.
Suomen ja Saksan väliset reitit tuskin ovat vaarassa vaikka vero toteutuisi. Kaikki kolme Ryanairin reittiä Suomesta saksaan ovat erittäin suosittuja ja pienoinen hintojen nousu tuskin vähenträä matkustamista ko. reiteillä.
ei saidat ryyynärin reissajat maksa senttiäkään lisää.
Sitä voi helposti heittää vaikka satasen lisää. On vielä puolta halvempi kuin Finnair.
Matkustamme vuodessa aika paljon, ja kiitos siitä kuulu Ryanairille. Kun on saita niin tähän pystyy, toista on noilla tuhlaajilla. Korkeintaan kolme reissua lentävät vuodessa finskillä ja sitten valittavat ettei ole varaa enempään. Ryynäsellä kun matkustaa, niin on varaa vielä pitää venettä ja mökkiäkin suomessa. Joka tosin on pirun kallista.