In an interview with the newspaper La Tribune, Durovray indicated that the increase in the tax on plane tickets (TSBA), decided by the Barnier government, will lead to an additional cost for plane tickets from 2025. Thus, the price of A ticket for a flight in Europe should increase by 9.50 euros for the Business class passenger and 6.27 euros for the Economy class passenger. For a Paris-New York flight in Business class (on a long-haul flight), an increase of 120 euros is expected, according to an estimate from the Minister of Transport.
However, this increase is “absorbable compared to the price of the ticket,” said Durovray. “I don't think that, for flights in Europe, a tax (an additional cost, editor's note) of 9.50 euros calls into question the balance. Just like 120 euros on a Paris-New York in business class, priced at several thousand euros.” The French minister, however, remained vague on the additional cost to be paid for business jet passengers, ensuring that discussions continue to take place to “consolidate the model”.
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The measure, which should bring one billion euros in revenue to the French state, is rejected by the main airlines (Air France, Air Caraibes, French Bee, easyJet, etc.) operating in France. The latter let it be known that the large part of the expected revenue, i.e. 850 million euros, will be recovered from them. “It’s gigantic,” exclaims Air France, which should pay 300 million euros, or 30% of the total amount. The French company says it recorded a loss of 200 million euros last summer, deploring that the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris did not meet expectations.
Air Caraibes and its low-cost subsidiary French bee should also pay “nearly 25 million euros” of the expected billion, announced Christine Ourmières-Widener, the new president of the group in Le Monde, stressing that this amount represents “nearly 'a third of the profits' of the company. The low cost easyJet is not left out. Bertrand Godinot, director for France for the company, assured for his part that “the increase in the tax on plane tickets is not a tax on businesses but on individuals”, stressing that this measure will have a direct impact on ticket prices.
