CDU presidium urges lower flight safety fees and air traffic tax to boost German aviation
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The CDU presidium called on the federal government to cut flight safety fees in the short term and to reduce the air traffic tax in the mid‑term to make German aviation competitive again, noting that the government lowered the air traffic tax on 1 July.
The Bundesverband der Deutschen Luftverkehrswirtschaft projects eight million domestic seats from August to January 2027, 7 percent fewer than the previous year and equal to 47 percent of the 2019 domestic flight supply, while decentralized connections not linked to Frankfurt or Munich hubs account for only 20 percent of domestic traffic.
The coalition announced in November 2025 that flight safety fees will be lowered in 2026 for the first time and reduced by more than ten percent by 2029.