Нови летищни такси в Австрия

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Австрия увеличава таксите на самолетните билети :

 

Такса от 30€ за полети под 350км

 

The Austrian government will add a ticket tax of 30EUR (~34USD) for flights of under 350km (~217 miles). This is being done to encourage people to use other methods of transportation rather than flying.

This comes as CO2 emissions within Austria are supposed to be cut in half by 2030, and Austrian Airlines will be encouraged to shift passenger traffic to railways for situations where travel time would be less than three hours.
 

 

Такса от 12€ за всички останали полети

 

 

Austria currently has an Air Transport Levy that varies based on the length of the flight:

• For short haul flights this starts at 3.50EUR (~4USD) one-way
• For long haul flights this starts at 17.50EUR (~20USD) one-way

This will be replaced with a flat rate 12EUR (~14USD) Air Transport Levy for all flights (with the exception of flights under 350km, where the tax is 30EUR). It’s expected that this will raise more than an additional 100 million EUR per year. This increase will disproportionately impact short haul flights, where this tax is being nearly quadrupled.

This was initially only supposed to be introduced in 2021, but the implementation of that is now being moved forward.

 

Austria will set minimum ticket prices

Perhaps the most controversial change is that Austria will set a minimum ticket price. The fare of a ticket needs to be at least as much as all of the taxes and fees on a ticket combined. This will essentially mean that tickets need to cost at least 40EUR (~45USD) one-way.