Spain to cut airport tariffs to boost traffic
RTE Monday 14th October, 2013

Spain will cut the tariffs airlines pay to use the country's airports and remove the charge entirely in some cases in an attempt to boost falling traffic, the government said today. The cuts will reverse increases made over the past two years, which doubled tariffs at Spain's two largest airports in Madrid and Barcelona. The increases had prompted budget airline EasyJet to close its Madrid base and Ryanair to reduce flights and routes. The measure could increase traffic in Spain's 46 airports by about 2%, or almost 4 million passengers, Public Works Minister Ana Pastor said.