‘Great Green Scam’: Airlines To Shift Mandated Net-Zero Costs Onto Passengers
The EU's unrealistic net-zero targets will drive up ticket prices, airline chief warns.
by Christopher Jasper June 02, 2025, 10:51 AM in Energy, News and Opinion, Politics, Waste and
Lufthansa Jumbo JetAirline passengers will foot the costs of almost $3bn (£2.2bn) a year as the EU and UK impose net-zero targets, an industry chief has warned. [emphasis, links added]
Willie Walsh, the chief executive of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said the soaring cost of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), as well as poor demand, meant passengers faced even higher ticket prices.
Describing the net-zero rules behind the additional costs as “the EU’s great green scam”, Mr Walsh, who was previously chief executive of British Airways, said Brussels had been “unrelenting in its proposals” to ramp up wholly ineffective measures.
Purchases of SAF will cost an extra $1.2bn in 2025 compared with traditional jet fuel, according to the IATA.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/airlines-net-zero-costs-shift-passengers/
