Germany's DFS, Airlines Clash Over Cost Increase
A DFS controller monitors air traffic at the Bremen Control Center. (Photo: DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung)
A DFS controller monitors air traffic at the Bremen Control Center. (Photo: DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung)

German air navigation service provider (ANSP) Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) said that its plan to significantly raise the user fees it charges airlines resulted from less-than-forecast air traffic. The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has denounced the plan and warned that Germany’s airspace will become the most expensive in Europe.