'Sell-off': Industry slams German decision to expand Emirates flights

NAMPA / DPA

2026-09-11

Berlin (dpa) - Aviation industry representatives reacted with outrage on Friday after learning that the German government had granted UAE airline Emirates permission to offer long-distance services from a fifth German airport. The announcement was made on the first day of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan's visit to Berlin on Thursday, which marks the first-ever state visit by a president of the United Arab Emirates to Germany. Both sides plan t......

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