Airlines call on EU to include long-haul flights in CO2 scheme

AIRLINES such as Ryanair and Easyjet yesterday called on the EU Commission to include long-haul flights within its environmental regulation.

The comments come on the heels of the Commission announcing that intra-EU airlines will pay for their CO2 emissions starting next year.

Under the current legislative framework, airlines that operate intra- European flights have to submit permits to the bloc's carbon market to cover their emissions. Usually handed out for free, these permits are not needed by those operating longhaul flights.

The European Commission was approached for comment.

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