Singapore will introduce the world's first green aviation fuel surcharge on
outbound flights, imposing an additional SGD1 to SGD41.60 per ticket depending
on cabin and destination. The levy applies to tickets purchased from Thursday
for departures on or after Jan 1 next year and excludes transit passengers.
Proceeds will fund increased use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to cut the
aviation sector's climate impact. The fee comes as airlines face higher jet-fuel
costs after the Iran war; IATA said in June that ticket prices "will inevitably
have to rise."
