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Article: Airport Business News - Europe.
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- AirGuide Business
- Article date:
- October 19, 2009
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Oct 18, 2009
Assn. of European Airlines blasted Polish air navigation service provider PANSA's decision to raise its fees next year by 32 percent for flights across Polish airspace and by 62 percent for operations into and out of Polish airports. PANSA said it needs to increase fees to compensate for the loss in traffic due to the economic downturn. Polish airspace covers an area of more than 300 sq. km. and occupies a key position, straddling both north-south and east-west traffic flows. "If ever an illustration of a monopoly at work were needed, this is it," AEA Secretary General Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus commented. Airlines could fly longer routes to avoid ...