44 airports at risk: Abolition of the second fee category threatens infrastructure

28. May 2025

The Federal Ministry of  Transport (BMV) plans to abolish the second fee category under Section 27d of the German Air Traffic Act (LuftVG) at the end of 2025. For 44 airports, including Braunschweig/Wolfsburg, Magdeburg, and Mannheim, this poses considerable financial challenges: in future, they would have to bear all air traffic control costs themselves. The German Business Aviation Association (GBAA) warns of ruinous distortions of competition, threats to decentralized airport infrastructure, and considerable economic damage.

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44 airports at risk: Abolition of the second fee category threatens infrastructure
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The German Business Aviation Association will be exhibiting at EBACE25 Geneva, on May 20-22
The German Business Aviation Association will be exhibiting at EBACE25 Geneva, on May 20-22
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A judgment with consequences: Look for solutions, but don’t panic
A judgment with consequences: Look for solutions, but don’t panic