AW | 2022 10 14 14:57 | AIRLINES

Eurowings Europa adquiere nacionalidad maltesa

Eurowings Europa una aerolínea austríaca, pasa a ser nacionalidad maltesa. Esta semana culminó su registro ante las autoridades de la pequeña isla mediterránea, que le ha concedido el Certificado de Operador Aéreo (AOC). De esta manera veinte aeronaves de la compañía han pasado a ostentar la bandera maltesa. Igualmente, su personal de cabina pasa a tributar como malteses, aunque la compañía no piensa variar su plan de operaciones, que se centra en Alemania y Austria. La filial de Lufthansa Group explicó en su momento que la intención es evitar que el personal tuviera retenciones fiscales que le complicaran los resultados económicos.

Aaron Farrugia, Ministro de Transportes de Malta, dio la bienvenida a la aerolínea, cuyos aviones pasarán ahora a exhibir la matrícula 9H, como también hace tiempo que ocurre con parte de la flota de Ryanair bajo la denominación de Malta Air que es una empresa conjunta entre Ryanair y el Gobierno de Malta. La República de Malta, que apenas tiene una docena de aeronaves en su aerolínea Air Malta, dispone de 800 aviones comerciales registrados y volando en Europa. Aaron Farrugia añadió que «Malta tiene una reputación única y no disputada como jurisdicción preferida para la aviación».

Eurowings afirma que este cambio le va a dar un empujón en su carrera por crecer. La filial cien por ciento de Lufthansa Group explicó en su momento que la intención es evitar que el personal tuviera retenciones fiscales que afectaran las arcas de la compañía debido a la falta de beneficios fiscales. Eurowings arrastra otro problema estructural: aunque es una marca única, opera con varias sociedades, cada una con sus condiciones laborales. El personal afectado por este cambio es sólo el de Eurowings Europe, pero no las sociedades alemanas, que mantienen su régimen tradicional.

Eurowings Europe made in Malta

Eurowings Europe acquires Maltese nationality

Eurowings Europe, an Austrian airline, becomes a Maltese national. This week he completed his registration with the authorities of the small Mediterranean island, which has granted him the Air Operator Certificate (AOC). In this way twenty aircraft of the company have come to display the Maltese flag. Likewise, its cabin staff are now taxed as Maltese, although the company does not intend to change its operations plan, which is focused on Germany and Austria. The Lufthansa Group subsidiary explained at the time that the intention is to prevent staff from having tax withholdings that would complicate economic results.

Aaron Farrugia, Minister for Transport of Malta, welcomed the airline, whose aircraft will now display the 9H registration, as has also been the case for some time with part of the Ryanair fleet under the name of Malta Air which is a joint venture between Ryanair and the Government of Malta. The Republic of Malta, which has just a dozen aircraft in its Air Malta airline, has 800 commercial aircraft registered and flying in Europe. Aaron Farrugia added that «Malta has a unique and uncontested reputation as a preferred jurisdiction for aviation».

Eurowings claims that this change will give it a boost in its career to grow. The one hundred percent subsidiary of Lufthansa Group explained at the time that the intention is to prevent the staff from having tax withholdings that would affect the company’s coffers due to the lack of tax benefits. Eurowings has another structural problem: although it is a single brand, it operates with several companies, each with its own working conditions. The staff affected by this change is only that of Eurowings Europe, but not the German companies, which maintain their traditional regime.

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