Airline tickets, flight prices increase due to the EU green tax

Air fares increase due to the so-called “green tax”. Lufthansa starts immediately: purchasing a ticket now for any flight departing from 1 January 2025 onwards has a surcharge of 1 to 72 euros, depending on the length of the route. The German airline includes several airlines: Swiss Air, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Air Dolomiti, Eurowings, all involved in the measure. And soon other groups will also resort to increases to stop polluting. Better yet, to offset emissions.

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THE REGULATION – European legislation calls for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from flights. By 2050, the goal must be zero emissions. The intermediate stage, 2030, with a 55% reduction in current emissions. These increases are intended to cover part of the costs of the necessary technological adaptation (more modern planes, engines that burn less fuel, sustainable fuels, etc.). Soon, the other giants of the skies will also adapt. And if national governments do not find a way to contribute, these adjustments will fall largely on the shoulders of passengers.

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THE NEW RATES – Until now, Lufthansa had left the contribution voluntary: environmentally sensitive passengers who wanted to actively contribute to reducing emissions had the option of paying a little more for their tickets. Now you can no longer choose. On national and short-haul flights within European skies, fares will increase by up to 5 euros in Economy class and up to 7 euros in Business class. Only the low-cost airline Eurowings is expected to keep prices unchanged. On long-haul, intercontinental flights, the increase will be between 18 and 36 euros for a seat in Business and up to 72 euros for those in First class.