Travellers take a look at the flight departure schedule on the screen at Singapore Changi airport on December 7,2022 Â
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Flights leaving from Singapore will cost more from 2026 as the nation presses ahead with its air travel market decarbonization objectives.
All outgoing aircrafts will utilize sustainable air travel fuel (SAF) from 2026 as Singapore intends 1% of all jet fuel utilized at Changi Airport and Seletar Airport by that year to consist of SAF, with strategies to raise it to 3-5% by 2030, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat stated Monday.
The effort belongs to a sustainable air center plan which was revealed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) on the eve of the Singapore Airshow.
“The use of SAF is a critical pathway for the decarbonization of aviation and is expected to contribute around 65% of the carbon emission reduction needed to achieve net zero by 2050,” CAAS stated in a declaration.
To accomplish the enthusiastic 1% target by 2026, tourists flying out of Singapore will need to be prepared to pay greater air fares. Currently, SAF consists of about 0.2% of international jet fuel usage.
Economy class travelers taking direct flights from Singapore to Bangkok, Tokyo and London may need to pay an extra S$ 3, S$ 6 and S$16, respectively, according to the sustainable air center plan. Passengers taking exceptional classes will pay greater levies.
The expense effect that features the target of raising the SAF structure to 1% is “manageable,” Chee stated, including that crucial stakeholders have actually been sought advice from and the objective supplies a reward for brand-new financial investments in SAF production centers.
In 2021, the International Air Transport Association and member airline companies devoted to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
