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25. Juni 2006
Deutsche Flugsicherung will Gebühren erhöhen
Um 13 Prozent - DFS muss Rückstellungen für Altersvorsorge bilden

Frankfurt - Die Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) will im kommenden Jahr deutlich höhere Gebühren von den in Deutschland tätigen Fluglinien fordern. 2007 sollten die Airlines 13 Prozent mehr zahlen, sagte eine Sprecherin der DFS am Sonntag. Die Sprecherin sagte, die Erhöhung sei noch nicht endgültig beschlossen. "Es ist eine Größenordnung. Es gibt noch eine Konferenz mit den Nutzern nächste Woche."

Zum Grund für die Gebührenerhöhung sagte eine mit der Lage vertraute Person im Unternehmen, die DFS müsse Rückstellungen von 400 Millionen Euro für die Altersvorsorge bilden.

Die "Financial Times Deutschland" (FTD) hatte im Voraus aus ihrer Montagausgabe berichtet, nach der Umstellung auf den Bilanzierungsstandard IFRS müsse die DFS wegen künftiger Pensionszahlungen sogar rund 780 Millionen Euro Rückstellungen bilden. Um diese zu decken, fordere das für die Sicherheit des Luftraums zuständige Kontrollzentrum die höheren Gebühren.

Originalartikel zu finden unter: http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=2493002

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Lufthansa Opposes Air Traffic Control Fee Rise
June 26, 2006

Lufthansa said it opposes plans by the firm in charge of controlling Germany's air traffic to increase the charges it imposes on carriers using its services next year.

State-owned Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) wants to increase charges by 13 percent in 2007 to help it make pension provisions of EUR780 million (USD$981.5 million) arising from an accounting switch ahead of its planned privatization.

But Lufthansa, which is DFS's largest customer, wants the fees to be lowered, not raised. "If it really comes to fee increases, we are clearly of the view that this is not appropriate, especially when you look at the growth in traffic," a Lufthansa spokesman said on Monday. "Our goal is a cut in fees per flight."

DFS cut charges to airlines for using its services through German airspace by 11.5 percent for 2006 -- the third annual cut --, though it raised fees for controlling landings and take-offs at German airports by 2.6 percent.

Under current rules, DFS must repay any surplus it makes from fees after two years through appropriate reductions. A DFS spokeswoman said on Monday a new model for charges would be introduced with privatization.
"This model will be developed and put forward by the transport ministry," she said. DFS plans to hold a meeting with its airline customers in Bonn on Tuesday, led by the transport ministry, to discuss charges.

The German government plans to sell a 74.9 percent stake in DFS, enabling it to raise as much as one billion euros for the federal budget. A tender for the sale is expected in the autumn.

Lufthansa is itself interested in taking a stake in the company as part of a consortium. Other companies that have said they are interested in taking part in the privatization include Frankfurt airport operator Fraport and tourism firm TUI, whose German airlines include Hapagfly.

Originalbeitrag zu finden unter: http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1151337747.html