{"id":155673,"date":"2023-09-01T12:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T10:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=155673"},"modified":"2023-09-01T14:23:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T12:23:00","slug":"minimum-airfare-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/minimum-airfare-europe","title":{"rendered":"Towards a minimum fare for air tickets in Europe?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an interview with the weekly L'Obs, French Transport Minister Cl\u00e9ment Beaune talks about plans to impose a minimum charge<\/a> on airlines within the European Union<\/strong>. The aim is to \"\u00a0combating social and environmental dumping<\/em>\" . And encourage rail travel, which is considered to be more environmentally friendly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A \u20ac10 flight? I've never heard of it!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Minister specified in the interview that he was abnormal to buy tickets at 10 euros<\/strong>. Except that this price is hard to come by<\/strong> today's airlines, even low-cost carriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, for a one-way flight Easyjet<\/strong> on Paris-Nice<\/strong> on 27 September (reserved until 1\/09\/2023), thehe lowest ticket price is \u20ac32.25<\/strong>excluding additional services. If you include a larger piece of cabin baggage - which also includes priority boarding and a reserved seat - the fare rises immediately to \u20ac79.73. This is far from a dumping price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here's another example. On a Lyon-Barcelona with Vueling<\/strong> on the same date, the base price was 28,99\u20ac<\/strong>. It includes only one piece of hand luggage, which can be slipped under the seat. With hold baggage and a choice of seat, it already costs \u20ac64.99. This is the second-cheapest option on Vueling at this date ('Optima' fare). This is also a far cry from the \u20ac10 quoted in the interview with Cl\u00e9ment Beaune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Generally in Europe, the call charge<\/strong>-on ultra-low-cost carriers such as Ryanair or Wizz Air is more likely to be in the \u20ac15 to \u20ac20 range<\/strong>. And it excludes all supplements, from luggage surcharges to seat reservations or credit card payments. Generally speaking, the ticket costs a minimum of \u20ac50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the French Minister is keen to discuss this minimum price with his European colleagues. Before Covid, there was talk of a minimum charge of \u20ac40<\/strong>. The Scandinavian countries, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands were in favour at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it is not certain that there is still a consensus. Particularly in countries such as Spain, Poland and Romania, which are heavily dependent on low-cost traffic.<\/strong>. Even in the name of environmental protection...<\/p>\n\n\n\n