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Dutch government to raise airfare taxes for the environment
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Rafael Ramos
3/30/2022
The Dutch government intends to make flights less attractive to passengers for the sake of the environment, making travelers look for a more sustainable means of transport, such as using trains. Thus, the rate of 8 euros of tax charged since last year can rise to 24 euros per ticket.
The use of trains already makes some trips cheaper and faster. With the measure being adopted in 2023, flights will lose even more space.
The national airline KLM may have even more difficulties to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, which already punishes it enough.
The revenue collected from flight taxes was 200 million euros, with a forecast of 600 million euros as early as 2023. The tax will only apply to passengers departing the Netherlands for other countries, except for children under 2 years old. Travelers arriving or stopping in the country will also not need to pay the fees.
The government assumes that the consequences will be relatively limited in the short term. Some people will stop travelling, others will choose an alternative mode of transport or divert to foreign airports. But some will keep flying.
Currently, the Netherlands does not have domestic flights, with only four airports in the country offering regular flights: Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Maastricht and Rotterdam.
The idea of ""discouraging air travel is gaining traction across Europe.
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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