Inbound air travel to Germany drops amid poor flight connections: survey
The survey, which collected responses from more than 125,000 travelers, revealed that only 21 percent of air passengers arriving in Germany last year were foreign visitors. This marks a sharp decline from 32 percent in 2017.
"Germany, once an attractive travel destination, has been on a downward spiral since the pandemic," said Ralph Beisel, managing director of ADV. The association attributes the decrease to a lack of sufficient international air links.
Even Frankfurt Airport, the country's largest air hub, has not been immune to the slump. Its operator reported on Tuesday a first-quarter loss of 26.4 million euros (29.5 million U.S. dollars), compared with a profit of 12.7 million euros in the same period last year.
The new German government must include air travel in its strategies to enhance Germany's appeal as a travel destination, Beisel said. (1 euro = 1.12 U.S. dollar)
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