News Release
12.01.12
Ryanair to Introduce €0.25 ETS Levy to Cover New EU
Eco-Looney Tax
Ryanair, the world's favourite airline, today (12th Jan)
announced it would introduce a €0.25 levy per passenger for
all bookings made from Tuesday 17th January next to cover the
costs of the EU's new eco-looney ETS tax, which will cost
Ryanair passengers €15m - €20m during 2012.
The impact of ETS on Ryanair passengers at €0.25 per one way
booking will be less than the impact upon those travelling
with other EU airlines as Ryanair is Europe's greenest,
cleanest, airline (confirmed by Brighter Planet 2011 report)
which enjoys lower ETS costs than high fare European flag
carrier airlines who operate older, noisier, more polluting
aircraft.
Ryanair's Stephen McNamara said:
"Ryanair will introduce a 25c ETS levy on every seat from
Tues 17th January next to cover our estimated €15m - €20m ETS
bill for 2012. Ryanair does not believe that European
aviation should be included in the ETS scheme since it
accounts for less than 2% of the EU's CO2
emissions. This latest EU stealth tax will damage
traffic, tourism, European competiveness and jobs at a time
when no other economic block is including aviation in their
ETS schemes.
This new ETS tax is the latest in a long line of cost
increases imposed on Europe's air passengers by the European
Union, which reduces the competitiveness of EU air transport
with yet another misguided 'environmental' tax which does
nothing for the environment but penalises EU consumers and
families.
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