Scrapping exemptions for long-haul and private flights and taxing non-CO2 emissions could multiply EU aviation carbon revenues tenfold, a new report says
Do you have any sources for those claims? It seems crazy to me that the majority of European air travel is American companies flying consultants. That can’t be true.
Actually, air travel for work is about 10% of the trips, while tourism is 90%. But super flyers represent a disproportionate amount of the leisure flights.
So most people would hardly notice (those who fly more often can afford the tax, and the others don’t fly enough).
Do you have any sources for those claims? It seems crazy to me that the majority of European air travel is American companies flying consultants. That can’t be true.
Actually, air travel for work is about 10% of the trips, while tourism is 90%. But super flyers represent a disproportionate amount of the leisure flights.
So most people would hardly notice (those who fly more often can afford the tax, and the others don’t fly enough).
You have some stats here: https://neweconomics.org/2025/06/introducing-the-ultra-frequent-flyer