A proposal by the German government to impose a tax on airline fuel in order to boost development funding has prompted a fierce debate pitting airlines against environmentalists.
The Secretary-General of the Association of European Airlines (AEA), Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus reacted angrily to the plan, saying, "of course we applaud humanitarian initiatives, but why target the airlines? Our industry is going through a fundamental crisis".
Mr Schulte-Strathaus, whose association repr...
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