---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 12/30/11: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:24 AM - Re: SV: trips to Italy looking expensive (David Joyce) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:24:43 AM PST US From: "David Joyce" Subject: Re: SV: Europa-List: trips to Italy looking expensive Svein, I have more sympathy with the Italians in their current predicament than I have for the Belgians! I suppose that although irritating, a one off tax of 90 odd euros for a Europa wouldn=99t be prohibitive for a week spent in Italy ( which I have to say is one of my favourite places to fly), and if they are going to charge on a per day or week basis then it amounts to nothing much. There is the point that as long as flying in from the EU , one is allowed to land at any strip however small so that avoiding it might not prove too difficult, although not to drop in on such places as Venice, Verona, Ravenna and Rome Urbe when in Italy would lose out on much of the point of going there. We will have to wait & see. As to Belgium, they have gone quiet since my last letter to them (attached for your amusement!). Probably the next thing I shall know is that 2 heavies will turn up at my door to collect the 86 euros + expenses or take my TV in lieu! Regards, David, G-XSDJ From: Sidsel & Svein Johnsen Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 8:49 PM Subject: SV: Europa-List: trips to Italy looking expensive >aircraft having spent more than 48 consecutive hours on Italian territory >The tax is to be charged at the following annual rates (by reference to MTOW): 1) up to 1.000 kg., euro 1,50 per kg; >But visitors are hit. This will kill GA visits to Italy, of couse. Not a good sign, that is for certain. I appreciate that little is yet known about this possible tax, but one way to read the above quote from this evening=99s posting is that if the tax is assessed on an annual basis, than hopefully it will be pro-rated for part of a year. For Europas, it would in such case be Euro 2.70 per day (after the first 48 hours). Until further information is available, I will therefore keep a trip to Italy in my schedule for this coming summer. On this note: What I =93 and many others - really find unreasonable, is the fee charged by Belgium for flying through their airspace. Any news on this subject, David J? Happy New Year to all =93 may we have only sunshine and tailwinds this coming year! Regards,SveinLN-SKJ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message europa-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Europa-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/europa-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/europa-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.