德国当局必须削减繁文缛节的税收以竞争其航空对手——阿拉伯

German authorities 'must cut taxes red tape to meet Arab air rivals'

     GERMANY's air cargo sector risks losing further market share to Mideast rivals if public authorities and airport operators do not take measures to counteract negative trends besetting the industry. 

   That's what Germany's Board of Airlines Representatives (BARIG) general secretary Michael Hoppe told the recent World Cargo Symposium in Berlin, reported the American Journal of Transporation. 
    Mr Hoppe, whose group represents 100 international airlines operating in Germany, said the air cargo location Germany does not only face strong competition from neighbouring countries but also from airports in Asia Minor and Arabia.
    In BARIG's opinion there are three major areas in which framework conditions for air cargo business in Germany must be sustainably improved and altered in order to be more competitive. 
    Number one is the high burden created by fees and taxes which affects airlines greatly and is reflected in their transport prices. 
In addition to the high air traffic taxes and the air security fees, the airport and flight control fees are just as burdening. The second aspect is the complex bureaucracy in Germany.
    According to numbers released by the federal statistical office in February 2016, air cargo capacities dropped by 0.2 per cent last year. 
Losses were especially significant in the field of imported goods which decreased by 0.8 per cent compared to the previous year. 
    The decline in Germany is accompanied by growth in global air cargo in 2015, the IATA attested an increase by 2.2 per cent compared to the previous year. 
Said Mr Hoppe: "the signs of the times must be acknowledged immediately."

      《美国运输》报道了德国航空公司董事代表秘书长米迦勒霍普在最近召开的世界货运研讨会中的看法：如果德国政府当局者和机场运营商不采取有效措施来抵消整体负面行业趋势，德国的航空货运业在与中东竞争中将会失去更多的市场份额。霍普先生，其集团在德国拥有100多家国际航空公司，分析道：德国的航空货运业面临的威胁不仅来自强大的邻国，还包括小亚细亚和阿拉伯。BARIG的观点主要集中在三个方面：德国的航空货运业的框架条件为了更有竞争力必须持续改进和改变。第一条是高额的收费和税收，这反映在运输价格上对航空公司的影响很大。除了高空通行费和航空安全费，机场和飞机的控制费同样加重了税收。其次是德国的复杂官僚制。根据二月联邦统计局公布的数据，2016年德国的航空货运量与去年相比下降了0.2%。损失在进口货物领域尤其显著，相比前一年下降了0.8%。经国际航空运输协会认证，2015年德国货运量增加了2.2%，而航空货运量却在下降。

       霍普先生叹息道："时代的标志必须立即承认。"

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