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German airlines Lufthansa and Condor are facing increasingly unfair competition due to a significant rise in taxes and fees, Condor boss Peter Gerber said on Monday at a business event at Frankfurt Airport. In the past four years, the cost volume from air traffic control, aviation security checks and air traffic tax has doubled from €3.5 billion ($3.8 billion) to €7 billion per year, he said. International airlines are increasingly avoiding German airports, leading to a loss of global connections, Gerber said. He noted that the German recovery rate is 82% compared to the pre-pandemic year 2019…

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