航空会社支援、２２年度は７００億円　空港使用料など負担軽減―政府方針

　新型コロナウイルス流行に伴う旅客の減少で業績悪化が続く国内航空会社に対し、政府が２０２２年度に７００億円の支援を行う方針を固めたことが９日、関係者の話で分かった。空港使用料と航空機燃料税の負担を軽減する。航空ネットワークの維持に向け、経営支援を継続する必要があると判断した。国内線の旅客が回復傾向にあることを踏まえ、支援規模は２１年度の１２００億円から縮小する。（2021/12/09-21:40）

The Japanese government plans to provide aid totaling 70 billion yen in fiscal 2022 to domestic airlines, which has been hit hard by the novel coronavirus pandemic, informed sources said Thursday.
   Specifically, the government will reduce their burdens of airport usage fees and the aviation fuel tax, the sources said.
   The government decided that it needs to continue its management support for airlines to maintain aviation networks.
   Still, the scale of government aid in fiscal 2022, which starts in April next year, will be reduced from 120 billion yen in fiscal 2021 as domestic passenger traffic is on a recovery trend.
   Of the planned fiscal 2022 aid, 51 billion yen will be used to lower airport usage fees, including landing charges for domestic flights. The rate of reduction will be cut from some 90 pct at present to about 60 pct.