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TUI threatens to reduce Belgian-based fleet, but higher passenger tax does not tell the whole story

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TUI is considering reducing the number of aircraft based in Belgium, partly blaming the federal government’s decision to increase the passenger departure tax from €5 to €7 from 1 January 2027. TUI Group chief executive Sebastian Ebel described Belgium’s tax environment as unfavourable and argued that the government must decide whether it wants to preserve […]
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Following Ryanair's example, the tour operator TUI could reduce the number of aircraft based in Belgium.The tourist group is calling into question the planned increase in the federal tax on passenger departures, while facing a deterioration in its results in the air and the organised trip.A tax of 7 euros in questionIn an interview with L-Echo/De Tijd, the general manager of TUI Group, Sebastian Ebel, described the Belgian tax environment as unf…

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Aviation24.be broke the news on Friday, August 14, 2026.
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