Denmark introduces green tax on air passengers from 2025 (updated)

Sas AB

15/12/2023 11:17

(Adds detail on tax)
       COPENHAGEN, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Denmark on Friday agreed
to impose a tax on air passengers to help finance the airline
industry's transition to greener practices, which will be
gradually phased in from 2025, the government said.
    The government in November proposed imposing an average tax
of 100 Danish crowns ($14.35) on air travel to help finance the
industry's green transition, which aims to enable all domestic
flights to use 100% sustainable fuels by 2030.
    Under Friday's agreement, the tax will by 2030 reach around
50 Danish crowns ($7.35) per passenger for intra-European
flights, 310 crowns for medium-distance flights, and 410 for
long-distance, according to a statement from the taxation
ministry. 
    Transit flights leaving after a stop-over in a Danish
airport will be exempted, according to the statement.
    ($1 = 6.8003 Danish crowns)

 (Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen; Editing by Jan Harvey)
 ((Louisebreusch.rasmussen@tr.com; +45 21 27 97 79;))