Enhedslisten wants tax on private jets in Denmark

Enhedslisten, a Danish political party, proposes an air travel tax on Danish-owned private jets, which, according to a new assessment, have a carbon footprint nearly 17 times greater per passenger compared to commercial flights. The party’s climate spokesperson, Søren Egge Rasmussen, criticizes the current legislative gap exempting the wealthy from taxes simply because they use private aircraft. The proposal repeats last year’s call for imposing a start tax of 50,000 Danish kroner for private flights under 2000 kilometers and 100,000 kroner for longer flights. The political party Alternativet supports the initiative, questioning the necessity of private jets in the context of climate regulation. The mentioned study covers 161 private flights on nine popular routes linked to prominent Danish business families, finding that private jets typically only fill 25% of seats, contrasting with 82% occupancy in an equivalent commercial Boeing 737 MAX.