PARIS, March 12 (Reuters) - European governments should
agree to the "deferment or waiver" of new environmental taxes on
aviation to help the sector recover from the coronavirus travel
slump, Europe's biggest airlines said in a statement on
Thursday.
"New fiscal burdens should be postponed until the industry
is back on a sound operational and financial footing," the
Airlines for Europe group said.
It cited as an example EU energy taxation rules under which
aviation fuel is currently exempt.
The group also called for the relaxation of re-routing and
passenger compensation requirements and reiterated calls for a
waiver of current rules requiring airlines to give up airport
slots if their usage falls below 80%.
(Reporting by Laurence Frost; editing by Jason Neely)