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Pollution controls will see £6 rise in airfares
Airfares would rise by just over £6 if the aviation industry is included in an emissions trading scheme, the European Commission has predicted.
The forecast came as the EU agreed to include aviation in the scheme – although it still needs the backing of the European Parliament and member states.
Under the scheme, companies would be given an emission ‘allowance’ and must buy permits from other companies if they exceed their limit.
Should airlines be made to partake – possibly by 2009 – the EC estimated that ticket prices would rise by £6.11 for a return journey and that airline’s greenhouse gas output would reduce by 17%.
British Airways welcomed the move but opposed an EU proposal to include US airlines in the scheme.
The airline’s chief economist and head of environmental affairs Andrew Sentance said: “The EU scheme should provide a practical and realistic way of addressing the climate change impact of carbon dioxide emissions from aviation.
“We believe that it should apply initially to intra-EU flights only. There is no international agreement to introduce emissions trading for global aviation and we do not want the EU scheme to be sidelined by international disputes or for EU airlines’ competitiveness to be jeopardised.”
Report by Steve Jones
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