{"id":5822,"date":"2013-10-16T11:25:43","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T11:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/?p=5822"},"modified":"2013-10-16T11:25:43","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T11:25:43","slug":"spain-to-cut-airport-charges-to-boost-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/spain-to-cut-airport-charges-to-boost-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain To Cut Airport Charges To Boost Traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spain will cut the tariffs airlines pay to use the country&#8217;s airports and remove the charge entirely in some cases in an attempt to boost falling traffic, the government said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/cheap-flights.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5823 aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/cheap-flights.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/cheap-flights.jpg 470w, https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/cheap-flights-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cuts will reverse increases made over the past two years, which doubled tariffs at Spain&#8217;s two largest airports in Madrid and Barcelona and prompted budget airline easyJet to close its Madrid base and Ryanair to reduce flights and routes.<\/p>\n<p>The measure could increase traffic in Spain&#8217;s 46 airports by about 2 percent, or almost 4 million passengers, Public Works Minister Ana Pastor said.<\/p>\n<p>Passenger numbers were down 4.9 percent year on year in the first nine months of the year, or by 7.5 million, on falling demand for domestic flights in the midst of an economic slump and the elimination of routes across Spain.<\/p>\n<p>The reduced tariffs will take effect from January 1, 2014, and will be applicable to new routes and for any moves by airlines aimed at increasing air traffic, Spain&#8217;s airport regulator AENA said.<\/p>\n<p>Rates charged per passenger on routes that carry additional passengers will be cut by 75 percent and new routes will have the tariffs removed completely.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain will cut the tariffs airlines pay to use the country&#8217;s airports and remove the charge entirely in some cases in an attempt to boost falling traffic, the government said on Monday. 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