Costa Blanca News
Airport tax hike threatens El Altet
Tax rise passed on to fares will reduce passenger count by 100,000
By Tom Cain
THE INCREASE in airport taxes announced in Spain’s 2012 budget could see Alicante airport lose more than 100,000 passengers this year as airline operators increase their ticket prices forcing tourists to seek cheaper holiday destinations such as Turkey, Greece and Morocco.
A study carried out by Exceltur, a group formed by businessmen in the tourism sector, has shown that the airport will lose 113,671 tourists this year and that it will have a severe negative impact on the Costa Blanca tourism sector because those tourist will take their holidays in destinations that are competing directly with it.
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