Air France-KLM slams government tax on flights leaving France
From €1.5 to €18, the airline, which has the French government is its biggest shareholder, says it could cost it more than €60m a year
09 July 2019 - 18:11
Paris — Air France has condemned the French government’s plan for a new tax on flights, saying the levy would hurt the airline’s ability to invest in less polluting planes and aggravate already high costs of operating in the country.
“This new tax would significantly penalise Air France’s competitiveness,” the French arm of Air France-KLM said in a statement on Tuesday, estimating the extra costs would reach more than €60m a year. “The company needs to strengthen its investment capacity to more rapidly reduce its environmental footprint, notably as part of its fleet renewal policy.”..
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