Qantas executives could be forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief after Brussels just stopped short of imposing its full carbon price on the world’s longest international flights.The European Commission had planned to extend the European Union emissions trading system (EU ETS) to all flights departing the bloc. Instead, a new proposal issued last week would apply from 2029 only to international flights serving destinations less than 5000 kilometres from the centre of the EU.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Qantas non-stop flights just flew over Europe’s carbon border
Project Sunrise is built around ultra-long-haul flying and avoids the risk of higher prices and weaker business case for adding continental European destinations.
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