Taxation of luxury flights

As part of the Bundestag debate on climate policy, a motion from the ALLIANCE 90/THE GREENS parliamentary group entitled “Tax luxury flights – finally address the climate protection gap in transport” was rejected in a roll-call vote. In its proposal, the group points out the large climate protection gap in the transport sector. Luxury flights and private jets, which are used by a very small part of the population but cause a significant proportion of flight emissions, are particularly harmful to the climate. The application states that a long-haul flight in first class is approximately nine times more harmful to the climate than in economy class. A trip in a private jet causes emissions that are up to 80 times higher. The MPs are therefore calling on the federal government to join the international alliance led by France and introduce a progressive additional levy on private jet flights and premium airline tickets. This is intended to reduce CO₂ emissions and generate hundreds of millions of euros in additional government revenue. 451 MPs voted against the Greens' proposal. 134 MPs voted yes and there were no abstentions.