17-07-2025
Lufthansa CEO Warns of Tax Burden on German Aviation
A CEO complaining about higher taxes is no surprise. But our research shows on capacity shows a significant contraction in Germany's airline market.
Lufthansa Airlines CEO Jens Ritter warned this week on LinkedIn that Germany's soaring aviation taxes are damaging the country's air travel market, now one of the few major economies where airline capacity still lags pre-pandemic levels.
In the post on Wednesday, Ritter said government-imposed taxes and fees now make up nearly 30% of the cost of a ticket from Germany, with total charges on a single flight from Frankfurt topping €4,600 — far higher than in Madrid or Istanbul.
'No other European country burdens its air
