Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt have formally sealed their agreement on the gradual withdrawal of funding for Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports from 2030. Minister Presidents Michael Kretschmer and Sven Schulze (both CDU) signed a joint declaration on Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG (MFAG) on the sidelines of a meeting of the Bundesrat in Berlin. According to the two states, the aim is to sustainably restructure the two airports and operate them economically without state funding at the end of the decade.
"Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports are engines for economic development in Central Germany," said Kretschmer. They secure jobs and added value and are "essential for the transport links in our region". The new agreement creates planning security "in order to successfully complete the initiated restructuring and make the airports fit for the future". At the same time, the federal government is committed to "further improving the framework conditions for air traffic in Germany".
