GREEN FEES

GET READY FOR EXTRA CHARGES to assuage environmental costs, with the Lufthansa Group announcing a new surcharge “to cover part of the steadily rising additional costs due to regulatory environmental requirements”. The Environmental Cost Surcharge applies to flights sold and operated by the Lufthansa Group, departing from the EU, UK, Norway and Switzerland. The new fee will vary between €1 and €72 depending on the route and fare, and is already being applied to new tickets purchased for departures from January 1, 2025. Lufthansa Group cited the statutory blending quota of initially 2 per cent for sustainable aviation fuel for departures from EU countries from 2025, as well as adjustments to the EU Emissions Trading System, and “other regulatory environmental costs such as the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation” as…

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Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition (Digital) - 1 Issue, September - October 2024

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