US EditionAirlines ask for a 4.9% reduction in airport charges throughout Spain
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The Air Lines Association (ALA) defends a 4.9% annual tariff reduction for the next 5 years.
They ensure that traffic is underestimated and capital and operational costs are overestimated
The Association of Air Lines (ALA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) defend a 4.9% annual tariff reduction for the next 5 years (2027-2031) - period comprising the III Document of Airport Regulation (DORA III) - and rejects the proposed Aena increases that it considers “unjustified”. Airlines consider that Aena’s proposal is the result of an underestimation of traffic and an overestimation of the capital and operating costs.…
Airlines ask for a 4.9% reduction in airport charges throughout Spain
In a statement released on 18 February 2026, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Spanish Airline Association (ALA) are asking for an annual reduction of 4.9% in Spanish airport charges until 2031. According to the association, this would allow for the airport investment plan of nearly €10 billion to be maintained, while enhancing Spain’s economic competitiveness. State-controlled Spanish airport operator AENA (Aeropuertos …
IATA accuses Spanish airport operator of 'gaming the system'
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Spanish Airline Association (ALA) have made a joint statement targeted at AENA, a Spanish airport operator, pleading for an annual reduction of 4.9% in Spanish airport charges between 2027 and 2031. The discrepancy follows a proposal by AENA to increase the charges by 3.8% over the same five-year period, which has been strongly contested by airlines due to “consistent underestimation of …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Spanish Air Lines Association (ALA) have requested an annual reduction of 4.9% in Spanish airport charges over the next five years (2027-2031), which they consider a "level compatible" with the maintenance of the airport investment plan for almost 10 billion Aena plans to undertake during the same period.
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