The executive director of the association that represents airlines in Portugal warned that due to the tariffs imposed by the US, plane will be more expensive – even in the short distance routes.
António Moura Portugalexecutive director of the association that represents airlines in Portugal (Rena), warned on Tuesday that “We have to be prepared” to pay more to ride a plane.
“The equation is simple: if the cost of raw material and charges, namely at tax and fees, go up, someone will have to bear,” he said in an interview.
Concerned are costs related to the eventual Increased prices of raw materials and goods because of the tariff war triggered by Donald Trump.
In addition, the Sustainable aviation fuel climb (SAF) also worries. By imposition of Brussels, since the beginning of the year that all flights have to have at least 2% of incorporation of this sustainable fuel, produced from waste such as used food oil. This goal will gradually increase in the coming years.
The association’s executive director has no doubt that “companies will have to meet the goals. The question is to know at what cost and what extent is that afterwards it will be passed to third parties,” he added.
Who pays is the traveler
In this follow -up, “doing some future”, the official says that there may be trips that will make it expensiveespecially the short dimension “even as a disincentive”.
Questioned if this pricing will also be implemented by the companies low-costsaid that “they can only be low-cost na rate, because not rest pay fees and taxes on it, like all other companies“.
Regarding carbon fee charged to passengers Air, which entered into force in July 2021 to compensate for the emissions of the aviation sector, for the first time part of the revenues will reverse to the aviation sector.
“Since the rate exists, and Although we have contested its existence Because we understand that it has no rationality of efficiency, at least that part of those 60 million that allows you to collect it can reverse to the sector, ”he said.
“E Reversing to the sector is not for the pocket of companiesIt is for policies that can help in sustainability, such as making SAF production in Portugal more affordable and creating conditions for Portugal to play a pioneering role, ”he said.
