Airlines Welcome the End of Sweden’s Aviation Climate Tax
Photo Caption: Airlines including SAS have welcomed Sweden's reversal on aviation climate taxes.
Skift Take
Sweden’s decision to scrap its aviation tax reflects a clear shift toward boosting competitiveness and regional connectivity. But it also underscores the ongoing tension between growth and climate change.
Sweden’s government has abolished its air travel tax, rolling back a six-year-old levy that charged airlines up to $54 per passenger per flight, depending on the distance.
At the time of its introduction, the Swedish government said the purpose of the tax was to help reduce the climate impact of aviation.
Since the policy came into effect in 2018, domestic air traffic fell by nearly a third, according to a report by aviation data firm Cirium. In the report, Cirium suggests that some of the decline was a result
