Luftverkehr: SPD-Fraktionsvize Zorn lehnt mehr Flugrechte für Emirates ab
Am Donnerstag kommt der Präsident der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate ins Kanzleramt. Geht es dabei auch um den Luftverkehr?
BERLIN - SPD-Fraktionsvize Armand Zorn has expressed concerns over potential expansion of landing and takeoff opportunities for Emirates at German airports. He cautioned that before creating additional market access, a thorough examination needs to be carried out regarding the conditions of competition and the impact on domestic businesses and employees.
Zorn told Deutsche Presse-Agentur, "Additional transport rights must not result in traffic and value creation being shifted, thereby putting German hubs and crucial feeder routes under further pressure."
His remarks come shortly before a state visit by the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed. Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) is set to meet with him in Berlin on Thursday. Discussions about additional transport rights for Emirates have been ongoing for some time. In February, the German government had shown openness to landing and takeoff opportunities for Emirates at the capital airport BER.
However, Emirates rival Lufthansa has rejected the idea of granting another license to the competitor in Germany.
Zorn stated, "Germany needs a strong and competitive aviation location. Therefore, I see the expansion of transport rights for airlines from the Gulf states as critical at this time." German airlines are engaged in an intense international competition. "Good working conditions, collective bargaining, and employee rights are, of course, a given for fair competition conditions and a strong economic location."
They should not adversely affect companies that take responsibility for their employees in the international competition.
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