Possible restrictions on ski tourism are currently hotly debated.
Now Tyrol has announced a message that is causing criticism in Bavaria.
In
her government statement
on Thursday,
Angela Merkel spoke out
in favor of
keeping
the
ski resorts
in Europe closed.
That created tension between
Berlin
and
Vienna
.
Now comes the next message:
Tyrol
wants to
extend
the
nocturnal driving ban for trucks
.
Munich / Innsbruck - In the midst of the dispute between Germany and
Austria
over possible restrictions on
ski tourism,
a message bursts that is likely to fuel another long-term Bavarian-Austrian
dispute
.
The
state of Tyrol is
extending the
nocturnal driving ban for trucks *
on the
Inntal motorway A 12
.
According to a new regulation, the nocturnal passage ban for transit trucks over 7.5 tons will also apply to trucks in the Euro 6 emission class between the state border near Kufstein and Zirl from January 1, 2021.
These vehicles were previously exempt from the ban.
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Tyrol is planning the next bang after the ski dispute
Corresponding plans of the
Tyrolean state government
to expand the drive-through ban had been criticized by the Association of
Bavarian Business
,
among others
.
The
A 12 is
t as a connection between the Inn Valley Highway A 93 and the
Brennerautobahn A 13
is an important route for transit traffic.
#LHPlatter for the coming #winter season #inTirol: "#Tirol will open as soon as the number of infections allows it." Https://t.co/iNgu55L3sJ
- Land Tirol (@unserlandtirol) November 23, 2020
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The fact that
Tyrol is taking
the new regulation seriously is now known at a time when the mood between
Vienna
,
Munich
and
Berlin
is
already clouded
by the debate about
ski tourism
.
On Thursday, the Bavarian state government announced that,
with a few exceptions,
people who live in
Bavaria will
have to
be
quarantined
even after short trips to Austria
.
Many Bavarians will therefore probably forego a trip to Austria or other risk countries in the future anyway.
The exception rule for stays of less than 24 hours only applies for compelling reasons such as work, school, visits to the doctor or family matters.
Chancellor Merkel *
(CDU) had advertised on Thursday for the
ski areas to be
closed across Europe.
This caused violent opposition from the Austrian government in Vienna.
It is unclear when the Bavarian lifts will open.
It is hoped that the numbers will stabilize in order to “switch to green at the turn of the year”, said Minister of Economics Hubert Aiwanger (FW).
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The ski areas have not yet completely written off the Christmas business.
"We are prepared," explains Peter Lorenz, deputy VDS board member and managing director of Brauneck and Wallbergbahnen and Alpenbahnen Spitzingsee GmbH.
If it is cold enough, many slopes would be covered with snow despite the uncertainties - to be ready to go quickly.
Lawsuits are also not excluded.
“You have to consider all options,” says Lorenz.
He estimates that despite the lifts being closed, many day-trippers will be drawn to the mountains.
"But then the problem is that there is no infrastructure for them." The ban on overnight stays would increase traffic.
What is important to Lorenz for the season: "There has to be a European solution."
Closing the winter sports areas is currently not an issue for Switzerland.
The Federal Council, authorities and the tourism industry are “convinced that the Swiss route is right for the moment and that the winter season can take place safely,” says Markus Berger, spokesman for Switzerland Tourism.
* Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network.
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