{"id":214349,"date":"2026-01-07T10:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=214349"},"modified":"2026-01-07T12:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:08:54","slug":"german-airports-traffic-optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/aeroports-allemands-trafic-optimisme","title":{"rendered":"A return to optimism for German airports in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Without triumphalism, but nevertheless with a healthy dose of optimism. This is what the press release from the German Airports Association ADV suggests, as it has just presented its traffic forecasts for the year ahead. The association expects passenger traffic to grow by around 4.2% this year. This is 0.7 points higher than the growth in air traffic over the first eleven months of 2025. This would enable all German airports to return to a level of traffic comparable to 91% in 2019, the year before Covid. In November 2025, this level was 87.5%.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, this result is only deemed possible if the right transport policy guidelines are in place to overcome the obstacles to mobility. Germany's inherent structural disadvantages<\/a>. In particular, by reducing the charges linked to air activity that the Merz government has promised to introduce. This reduction in the tax on air transport is announced for 1 July 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n