Taxes | KLM Facts

The price of an airline ticket already consists largely of taxes and fees. Various countries have introduced an air passenger tax, but these tax revenues revert to airlines there. KLM is in favour of making aviation more sustainable, but when the tax revenues generated by an air passenger tax accrue to the national treasury, that does not help the environment.

National taxes make airfare more expensive for Dutch nationals, who switch to airports in neighbouring countries. Transfer passengers likewise choose another hub for their transfer. This is displacement, not sustainability. Such evasive behaviour increases carbon emissions.

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