Ryanair adds 25p green tax levy to fares

No-frills airline Ryanair will add 25p to all bookings from next week to cover the cost of the European emissions trading system green tax schemeNo-frills airline Ryanair is to add 25p to all bookings from next week to cover the cost of the European emissions trading system (ETS) green tax scheme.Ryanair, which will bring in the levy from 17 January, described the ETS as an "eco-looney tax". It said the ETS would cost Ryanair passengers between €15m and €20m during 2012.The levy will apply per passenger, per one-way flight.Ryanair's Stephen McNamara said: "Ryanair does not believe that European aviation should be included in the ETS scheme since it accounts for less than 2% of the EU's carbon dioxide emissions."This latest EU stealth tax will damage traffic, tourism, European competitiveness and jobs at a time when no other economic block is including aviation in their ETS schemes."This new ETS tax is the latest in a long line of cost increases imposed on Europe's air passengers by