EIN News says, "Lufthansa Cargo Threatens to Close Freighter Fleet. Lufthansa is threatening to close its fleet of freighter aircraft if restrictions on night flights are imposed on its hub at Frankfurt. In order to calm opposition to the growth of the airport, politicians in the State of Hesse agreed to limit the number of night flights to just 17. Lufthansa challenged this condition, but the court rejected the airline's objection stating that the local politicians had the right to agree to such limitations. (transportintelligence.com)".
Congratulations to Lufthansa for objecting! However, see what it got them so far. Nowhere. Government has the power, as demonstrated here by the court agreeing with local politicians. Let's see how it plays out. Will Lufthansa actually close its freighter fleet in Frankfurt? I doubt it. More likely they will try to continue to operate with one hand tied behind their back. Lufthansa executive's now realize the power of government, if they didn't realize it before. Any similarities to England in imposing a tax on imported tea by the US colonies?
All of Western Europe is characterized by oligarchic/socialistic government and Germany is no exception. I can fault Lufthansa for allowing this to happen some years ago, when they had an opportunity to preserve a capitalistic system through use of advertising and education of their employees. Perhaps they did this, but in all likelihood they did not. Private companies and corporations generally concentrate on maintaining a profitable business and usually don't think down the road about government mandates and restrictions which will not only eliminate their development, but may actually drive them out of business, as is now being done with healthcare in the US.
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